high 2 of 3 adverb 1 : at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree climbed higher passions ran high 2 : well, luxuriously

higher above, taller: That mountain is higher than the others.; a greater amount: Prices are higher in the city than in the country.

higher adjective (EDUCATION) [ before noun ] used to refer to an advanced level of education:

Higher definition: the comparative of high. See examples of HIGHER used in a sentence.

Health officials have said the real number of infections is likely significantly higher.

Definition of higher adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word higher, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind: a tall tree, building. Towering is applied to something that rises to …

Oct 15, 2025 · higher (plural highers) (Scotland, education) A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

Higher (Scottish), a national school-leaving certificate exam and university entrance qualification Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City, a 2003 book by Neal Bascomb