high

adjective (ABOVE AVERAGE)

/haɪ/

Definition

B1 greater than the usual level or amount: The job demands a high level of concentration. He suffers from high blood pressure. Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days. She got very high marks in her geography exam. It's very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet. He's in a high-security prison.Big and quite bigEnormous high in sth C1 containing a large quantity of something: I avoid foods that are high in fat. high standards/principles B1 very good or very moral standards: She was a woman of high principles. She demands very high standards from the people who work for her.Virtue and moral good high winds › fast, strong wind: High winds caused delays on the ferries.Wind and windsStormy weatherPower and intensityEnergy, force and power

(Definition of high adjective (ABOVE AVERAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)