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high
1. Adjektiv:
2. [1] hoch
3. [2] umgangssprachlich, keine Steigerung: von Drogen berauscht
[1] „I'm rising so high - out of my mind - so let it rain over me.“
„Ich bin so hoch aufgestiegen - aus meinem Verstand heraus - so lass es über mich regnen.“
[2] When I met him he was high.
Als ich ihn traf, war er high.
Englisch > Englisch
high
1. adj. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
The balloon rose high in the sky.   The wall was high.   a high mountain
2. adj.          Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
3. adj.          (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.
the pitch (or: the ball) was high
4. adj. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
5. adj. Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
three feet high   three Mount Everests high
6. adj. Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
7. adj.          Most exalted; foremost.
the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar
8. adj. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
high crimes, the high festival of the sun
9. adj. Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
high (i.e. intense) heat; high (i.e. full or quite) noon; high (i.e. rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i.e. complete) pleasure; high (i.e. deep or vivid) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) s
10. adj.          Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
11. adj. (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.
high latitude, high antiquity
12. adj. (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
13. adj. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
in high spirits
14. adj. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
high living, the high life
15. adj. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
a high tone
16. adj. (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.
17. adj. (of a body of water) With tall waves.
18. adj. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
My bank charges me a high interest rate.   I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.   high voltage   high prices   high winds   a high number
19. adj.          Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, (which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative)).
Carrots are high in vitamin A.   made from a high-copper alloy
20. adj. (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
The note was too high for her to sing.
21. adj. (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
22. adj. (card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
23. adj.          (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush.
9-high straight = 98765 unsuited
Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush
24. adj.          (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
North's hand was high. East was in trouble.
25. adj. (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
Epicures do not cook game before it is high.
The tailor liked his meat high.
26. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, c
27. adj. (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
28. adv. In or to an elevated position.
How high above land did you fly?
29. adv. In or at a great value.
Costs have grown higher this year again.
30. adv. In a pitch of great frequency.
I certainly can't sing that high.
31. subst. A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
32. subst. A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.
It was one of the highs of his career.
33. subst. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.
34. subst. A drug that gives such a high.
35. subst. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
A large high is centred on the Azores.
36. subst. The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
Inflation reached a ten-year high.
37. subst. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
Today's high was 32°C.
38. subst. (card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
39. v. (obsolete) To rise.
The sun higheth.
40. subst. (obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.
41. v. To hie; to hasten.
Deutsch > Englisch
hoch
1. adj. high, tall
2. adj. high, great, immense
3. adj. grand, important
4. adv. up, upwards
5. adv. (colloquial figurative) northwards
Wir fahren hoch an die Küste. - We'll drive up to the coast.
6. adv. (mathematics) to the power of
fünf hoch vier - five to the power of four, (5⁴)

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Beispielsätze

Why is the Moon larger when it rises and sets, than when it is high in the sky?      Warum ist der Mond, wenn er auf- oder untergeht, größer, als wenn er hoch am Himmel steht? The tree is about as high as the roof.      Der Baum ist annähernd so hoch wie das Dach. I haven't done that since high school.      Das habe ich schon seit der Oberschule nicht mehr gemacht. We can't leave our tents on the beach where they are now. If we do, they'll be under water during high tide.      Wir können unsere Zelte nicht da am Strand lassen, wo sie jetzt sind. Sonst stehen sie, wenn die Flut kommt, unter Wasser. I always place a high value on knowledge.      Ich lege immer großen Wert auf Wissen.

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