higher

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈhaɪɚ/ UK /ˈhaɪə/ See IPA manual

adj adv

Meanings

1

adj
at or to a greater height, degree, or rank

They climbed higher until the village below shrank to a speck.

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Synonyms

1 adj · at or to a greater height,... tallerloftiersuperior greater upper elevated

Opposites

lower shorter inferior lesser

Word family

Related forms high highest height

Etymology

The comparative of high, from Old English hēah ('high, tall, exalted'), from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, + the comparative suffix -er.

hēah Old English *hauhaz Proto-Germanic

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# higher

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, adv
**IPA (US):** ˈhaɪɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈhaɪə

## Meanings
1. at or to a greater height, degree, or rank

## Examples
- They climbed higher until the village below shrank to a speck.

## Synonyms
- taller
- loftier
- superior
- greater
- upper
- elevated

## Antonyms
- lower
- shorter
- inferior
- lesser

## Related Forms
- high
- highest
- height

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hēah
- Root: *hauhaz

## Etymology
The comparative of high, from Old English hēah ('high, tall, exalted'), from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, + the comparative suffix -er.

## AI Etymology
Higher has this etymological history: The comparative of high, from Old English hēah ('high, tall, exalted'), from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, + the comparative suffix -er. The etymological trail includes Old English hēah and Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. As an adjective, higher describes what is at or to a greater height, degree, or rank. The same family is visible in related forms such as high, highest, and height. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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