| 【high】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "heah," and "heh." It carries the basic meaning of "high." from PIE *hauha- "" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "high"]
height ****[1298] The height of a person or thing is their size or length from the bottom to the top.
heighten ☆[5483] If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity.
high ****[146] You can use high to indicate that something is great in amount, degree, or intensity.
highlight ***[2225] If someone or something highlights a point or problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it.
highly ****[1288] Highly is used before some adjectives to mean `very'.
highway ***[2963] A highway is a main road, especially one that connects towns or cities.
[WORD ROOT]root high
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] heigh, height, high
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) heah, heh
[MEANING]root high
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 heah of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated; lofty, exalted, high-class
- 【Old English】 heh [= heah]
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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height ★★★★[1298] noun from height 〈 high
【DEFINITION】 The height of a person or thing is their size or length from the bottom to the top.
【pl.】 heights
【SYNONYM】 peak
【ROOTs】 ⑴ heigh(high); high ⑵ t(th); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English heah》 of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated; lofty, exalted, high-class
【First Known Meaning】 highest part or point, summit; the heavens, heaven
【DERIVATIVEs】 height, heighten, heightened, heightener, high, highly, highness, heightism
heighten ☆[5483] verb from height 〈 high
【DEFINITION】 If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens, the feeling increases in degree or intensity.
【Declension/Conjugation】 heightened heightened heightening heightens
【SYNONYM】 intensify
【ROOTs】 ⑴ height(high); high ⑵ en; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English heah》 of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated; lofty, exalted, high-class
【First Known Meaning】 to exalt, to honor or raise to high position,
【DERIVATIVEs】 height, heighten, heightened, heightener, high, heightism
high ★★★★[146] adjective from high
【DEFINITION】 ① Something that is high extends a long way from the bottom to the top when it is upright. You do not use high to describe people, animals, or plants.
② You use high to talk or ask about how much something upright measures from the bottom to the top.
③ If something is high, it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; high < higher < highest
【ANTONYM】 low
【ROOTs】 high; high
【Etymology】 《Old English heah》 of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated; lofty, exalted, high-class
【First Known Meaning】 of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated; lofty, exalted, high-class
【DERIVATIVEs】 height, heighten, high, highly, highness, heightism
highlight ★★★[2225] verb from highlight 〈 light
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something highlights a point or problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it.
【Declension/Conjugation】 highlighted, highlighted, highlighting, highlights
【SYNONYM】 spotlight
【COMPOSITION】 high + light
【ROOTs】 ⑴ high; high ⑵ light; light, luminous, not heavy
【Etymology】 《Old English leoht》 ⑴ [=leht] (Anglian) luminous, bright, beautiful, shining, having much light; ⑵ not heavy, having little actual weight, light in weight, lightly constructed; easy to do, trifling; quick, agile;
highly ★★★★[1288] adverb from high
【DEFINITION】 Highly is used before some adjectives to mean `very'.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ high; high ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English heah》 of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated; lofty, exalted, high-class
【DERIVATIVEs】 height, high, highly, highness
highway ★★★[2963] noun from highway 〈 way
【DEFINITION】 A highway is a main road, especially one that connects towns or cities.
【COMPOSITION】 high + way
【ROOTs】 ⑴ high; high ⑵ way; way
【Etymology】 《Old English weg》 road, path; course of travel; room, space, freedom of movement
Other words containing "high"; heightened, heightener, highland, highness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
heat
heal
head
have
harm
hap
hand
hab-, -hib-, habit-, -hibit-
guard
grow
