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high

 
 
/haɪ/ adjective

Translation

TALL having a large distance from the bottom to the top
yüksek
a high building/mountain19481797
ABOVE GROUND a large distance above the ground or the level of the sea
yüksek
a high shelf/window The village was high up in the mountains.19481797
MEASUREMENT used to say how big the distance is from the top of something to the bottom, or how far above the ground something is
...yüksekliğinde
How high is it? It's ten metres high.140019481797
AMOUNT great in amount, size, or level
(miktar, ebat, seviye) yüksek, fazla, aşırı
a high temperature high prices/costs The car sped away at high speed.14001797
VERY GOOD very good
(kalite, standart) çok iyi, yüksek, mükemmel
high standards/quality2444
IMPORTANT important, powerful, or at the top level of something
önemli, güçlü, üst seviyede, tepede
a high rank Safety is our highest priority.2218672
DRUGS If someone is high, they are behaving in an unusual way because they have taken an illegal drug.
uçmuş, kafayı bulmuş, esrar çekmiş, kafası iyi
The whole band seemed to be high on heroin.894
SOUND A high sound or note is near the top of the set of sounds that people can hear.
(müzik, ses) yüksek, tiz, yüksek perdeden
9010901091
high in sth If a food is high in something, it contains a lot of it.
...ca/ce zengin; içinde fazla miktarda olan
Avoid foods that are high in salt.855
(Definition of high adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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