Hight vs. High
Edited by Sumera Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on September 20, 2023
"Hight" is an archaic or poetic term meaning named or called; "high" is an adjective describing something elevated in position, quality, or degree.
Key Differences
In literature, "hight" may be used for poetic or dramatic effect to indicate that something has been named or called. "High," however, is utilized to describe a wide range of subjects, from mountains and buildings to moods and standards.
Harlon Moss
Sep 20, 2023
From a grammatical standpoint, "hight" functions mainly as a past participle or a transitive verb. "High," however, is an adjective and can be used more flexibly in sentences to describe nouns or pronouns.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 20, 2023
"Hight" is a term rarely used in modern English and is generally found in archaic literature or poetry. "High," on the other hand, is a commonly used adjective in contemporary language that denotes something elevated, either in position or quality.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 20, 2023
"Hight" is virtually nonexistent in everyday language and communication. "High" is quite the opposite, used in various contexts such as describing altitude, emotion, quality, or even risk.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 20, 2023
While "hight" is generally considered outdated and has largely fallen out of use, "high" is prevalent in idiomatic expressions, scientific terms, and common phrases like "high quality," "high speed," or "high hopes."
Aimie Carlson
Sep 20, 2023
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Hight and High Definitions
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High
Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward
A high mountain.
A high tower.
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High
Far or farther from a reference point
Was too high in the offensive zone to take a shot.
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High
Being at or near the peak or culminating stage
The high tourist season.
High summer.
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High
Advanced in development or complexity
High forms of animal life.
Higher mathematics.
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Hight
To command; to enjoin.
I hight ye take me wi' ye. I ne can no lenger her b'live.
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High
Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second
The high tones of a flute.
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Hight
To be called or named.
The great poet of Italy,That highte Dante.
Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight.
Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher.Father he hight, and he was, in the parish.
Childe Harold was he hight.
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Hight
To command; to direct; to impel.
But the sad steel seized not where it was hightUpon the child, but somewhat short did fall.
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High
Constituting a climax; crucial
The chase scene is the high point of the film.
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High
Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes
High adventure.
High drama.
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High
Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree
“A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children” (Doris Lessing).
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High
(Linguistics) Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.
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High
Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.
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High
At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree
Saw a plane flying high in the sky.
Prices that had gone too high.
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High
(Informal) An excited or euphoric condition
The team was on a high after winning in overtime.
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High
(Slang) An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by alcohol or a drug.
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High
Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
The balloon rose high in the sky.
The wall was high.
A high mountain
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High
Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
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High
Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
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High
Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
Three feet high
Three Mount Everests high
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High
Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
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High
Most exalted; foremost.
The high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar
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High
Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
High crimes, the high festival of the sun
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High
Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
High (i.e. intense) heat; high (i.e. full or quite) noon; high (i.e. rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i.e. complete) pleasure; high (i.e. deep or vivid) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) scholarship; high tide; high [tourism] season; the High Middle Ages
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High
Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
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High
(in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
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High
Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
In high spirits
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High
Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
A high tone
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High
Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.
High latitude, fish species in high arctic and antarctic areas
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High
Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
My bank charges me a high interest rate.
I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.
High voltage
High prices
High winds
A high number
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High
Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
Carrots are high in vitamin A.
Made from a high-copper alloy
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High
(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
The note was too high for her to sing.
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High
(phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
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High
(card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
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High
(poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush.
9-high straight = 98765 unsuited
Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush
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High
(of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
North's hand was high. East was in trouble.
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High
Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
Epicures do not cook game before it is high.
The tailor liked his meat high.
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High
(informal) intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
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High
Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.
Our defensive line is too high.
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High
In or to an elevated position.
How high above land did you fly?
The desks were piled high with magazines.
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High
A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven).or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
It was one of the highs of his career.
Inflation reached a ten-year high.
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High
The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
Today's high was 32 °C.
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High
A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.
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High
A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
A large high is centred on the Azores.
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High
Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
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High
Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; - used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection
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High
Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preëminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
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High
Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.
High time it is this war now ended were.
High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.
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High
Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
He was a wight of high renown.
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High
Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
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High
Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?
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High
Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as ē (ēve), Ō (fŌd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11.
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High
Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
Both meet to hear and answer such high things.
Plain living and high thinking are no more.
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High
Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
If they must be good at so high a rate, they know they may be safe at a cheaper.
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High
Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense.
An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.
His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.
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High
In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
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High
The highest card dealt or drawn.
The dayspring from on high hath visited us.
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High
A lofty level or position or degree;
Summer temperatures reached an all-time high
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High
An air mass of higher than normal pressure;
The east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
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High
A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics;
They took drugs to get a high on
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High
A high place;
They stood on high and observed the coutryside
He doesn't like heights
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High
A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12;
He goes to the neighborhood highschool
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High
A forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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High
Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount;
A high temperature
A high price
The high point of his career
High risks
Has high hopes
The river is high
He has a high opinion of himself
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High
(literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high');
A high mountain
High ceilings
High buildings
A high forehead
A high incline
A foot high
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High
Standing above others in quality or position;
People in high places
The high priest
Eminent members of the community
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High
Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
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High
In or to a high position, amount, or degree;
Prices have gone up far too high
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FAQs
Is "hight" commonly used today?
No, "hight" is rare and generally found in archaic or poetic contexts.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 20, 2023
What's the grammatical function of "hight"?
It mainly functions as a past participle or transitive verb.
Aimie Carlson
Sep 20, 2023
Is "hight" found in literature?
It is mostly found in older literature or poetry.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 20, 2023
What does "high" mean?
"High" is an adjective describing something elevated in position, quality, or degree.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 20, 2023
Is "high" commonly used today?
Yes, "high" is frequently used in various contexts.
Harlon Moss
Sep 20, 2023
Can "hight" be used in modern writing?
It can be, but it would give the text an archaic or poetic tone.
Harlon Moss
Sep 20, 2023
Can "high" be used in idiomatic expressions?
Yes, it's often used in idioms like "high hopes" or "high and dry."
Harlon Moss
Sep 20, 2023
Is "hight" used in naming places or things?
Historically, yes, but it's very rare now.
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Sep 20, 2023
Are there synonyms for "hight"?
Modern synonyms might include "named" or "called."
Harlon Moss
Sep 20, 2023
Is "high" used in scientific contexts?
Yes, in terms like "high pressure" or "high frequency."
Harlon Moss
Sep 20, 2023
Is "hight" ever used in legal documents?
It's extremely unlikely given its archaic nature.
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Sep 20, 2023
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