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high

 
 
/haɪ/ adverb

Translation

ABOVE GROUND at or to a large distance above the ground
yükseklerde; yüksek irtifada; yukarıda; üstünde, üzerinde
We flew high above the city. He threw the ball high into the air.1948
AMOUNT/LEVEL at or to a large amount or level
yükseğe, tepeye, üst seviyelere
Temperatures rose as high as 40 degrees.1797
(Definition of high adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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