high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level.

HIGH definition: having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall. See examples of high used in a sentence.

high adjective (IMPORTANT) B2 having power, an important position, or great influence: an officer of high rank

Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward: a high mountain; a high tower. b. Extending a specified distance upward: a cabinet ten feet high. 2. Far or farther from a …

Someone who is high in a particular profession or society, or has a high position, has a very important position and has great authority and influence. Every single one of the arms …

high /haɪ/ adj. andadv., -er, -est, n. lofty: a high wall. (of things) having a specified height: The tree is 20 feet high. elevated: a high ledge. greater than or going beyond the usual degree, …

Definition of high adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top. What's the highest mountain in the US? The house has a …