high 2 of 3 adverb 1 : at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree climbed higher passions ran high 2 : well, luxuriously

higher above, taller: That mountain is higher than the others.; a greater amount: Prices are higher in the city than in the country.

higher adjective (EDUCATION) [ before noun ] used to refer to an advanced level of education:

The site's bosses have seen a rise in the number of positions but the standard of jobseekers with degrees is higher too.

Higher definition: the comparative of high. See examples of HIGHER used in a sentence.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word higher, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Definition of higher adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Jun 2, 2025 · (transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity. 1847, George Crosby, Crosby's Parliamentary Record:It is a fact that other countries have not followed our example, nay, that they have in fact, in some cases, highered the duties upon the admission of …

Tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind: a tall tree, building. Towering is applied to something that rises to a great or conspicuous height as compared with something else: a towering mountain.

Higher can be defined as something that is positioned or located at a greater distance from the ground, or at a greater level or rank in a hierarchical structure.