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 definition: 1. comparative of high 2. used to refer to an advanced level of education: 3. in Scotland, an…. Learn more.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.