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high

 
 
/haɪ/ adverb

Definition

ABOVE GROUND at or to a large distance above the ground: We flew high above the city. He threw the ball high into the air.
AMOUNT/LEVEL at or to a large amount or level: Temperatures rose as high as 40 degrees.
(Definition of high adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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