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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.
Gary Ackerman

Meaning of "higher" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGHER

higher  [ˈhaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Higher can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HIGHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of higher in the English dictionary

The definition of higher in the dictionary is the advanced level of the Scottish Certificate of Education. Other definition of higher is a pass in a particular subject at Higher level.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGHER


buyer
ˈbaɪə
desire
dɪˈzaɪə
dire
daɪə
empire
ˈɛmpaɪə
entire
ɪnˈtaɪə
fire
faɪə
hire
ˈhaɪə
inspire
ɪnˈspaɪə
maya
ˈmaɪə
outhire
ˈaʊtˌhaɪə
pitahaya
ˌpɪtəˈhaɪə
prior
ˈpraɪə
rehire
riːˈhaɪə
require
rɪˈkwaɪə
shanghaier
ʃæŋˈhaɪə
supplier
səˈplaɪə
Surabaya
ˌsʊərəˈbaɪə
tire
ˈtaɪə
via
ˈvaɪə
wire
waɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGHER

highborn
highboy
highbred
highbrow
highbrowism
highchair
higher criticism
higher degree
higher education
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Higher Grade
higher mathematics
Higher National Certificate
Higher National Diploma
higher rate
higher self
Higher Still
higher-up
highermost
highest common factor

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGHER

Advanced Higher
burgher
checkweigher
cougher
inveigher
laugher
plougher
rougher
sigher
sleigher
weigher

Synonyms and antonyms of higher in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HIGHER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «higher» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of higher

Translation of «higher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGHER

Find out the translation of higher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of higher from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «higher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mayor
570 millions of speakers

English

higher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्चतर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أعلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выше
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঊর্ধ্বতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebih tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

höher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

luwih dhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

daha yüksek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyższe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вище
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mai mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλότερη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoër
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of higher

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHER»

The term «higher» is very widely used and occupies the 1.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «higher» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «higher» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about higher

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «HIGHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word higher.
1
Gary Ackerman
Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.
2
David Agus
If your DNA profile puts you at a higher risk of developing obesity, that doesn't mean it's your fate. You can take control of the environmental side of the equation and reduce your overall lifetime risk by a lot.
3
Marek Belka
With the sugar market hysteria, the people are obviously worried and expect higher inflation. When this hysteria subsides, which we're probably observing, then I hope that people will also get less worried about the future of inflation.
4
Seth Berkley
Now, you might think of flu as just a really bad cold, but it can be a death sentence. Every year, 36,000 people in the United States die of seasonal flu. In the developing world, the data is much sketchier, but the death toll is almost certainly higher.
5
Anna C. Brackett
The more we reduce ourselves to machines in the lower things, the more force we shall set free to use in the higher.
6
Eli Broad
The happiest people I've found are in science. These people have three times the IQ - maybe I'm exaggerating. They have a higher IQ than I do. They love what they're doing, they have a good family life, they're satisfied.
7
Nolan Bushnell
You wanna build your IQ higher in the next two years? Be uncomfortable. That means, learn something where you have a beginner's mind.
8
Georg Cantor
In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.
9
Chris Carter
I'm a big fan of Barack Obama. I think he carries a heavier burden and is held to a greater and higher standard than other candidates : I think there's a large, large portion of this country that feels disenfranchised and marginalized by the political process.
10
Michael N. Castle
During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGHER»

Discover the use of higher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to higher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: ...
This thoroughly revised edition brings the volume up to date on key topics of enduring interest.
Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, Robert O. Berdahl, 2011
2
Higher Engineering Mathematics
The extensive and thorough topic coverage makes this an ideal text for upper level vocational courses. Now in its seventh edition, Engineering Mathematics has helped thousands of students to succeed in their exams.
John Bird,, 2014
3
Higher Education Administration with Social Media: Including ...
This book examines how social media are redefining what university communities are and the purposes and practices of the various functional areas in HE. It presents an overview of innovative practices in the recruitment, advising, retention ...
Laura A. Wankel, Charles Wankel, 2011
4
Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework, Principles, ...
This groundbreaking book offers a down-to-earth resource for the practical application of blended learning in higher education as well as a comprehensive examination of the topic.
D. Randy Garrison, Norman D. Vaughan, 2011
5
Higher Judo: Groundwork
In a reprinted edition of a classic instructional book, now with a new foreword, the author presents judo as the art of using all parts of the body to promote general health, covering specific movements and positions and revealing the ...
Moshe Feldenkrais, Elizabeth Beringer, 2010
6
Higher Education in the Developing World: Changing Contexts ...
Fills a need for better cross-national information useful to government, international agency, and institution-level leaders and scholars concerned with higher education in the developing world.
David W. Chapman, Ann E. Austin, 2002
7
Higher: a historic race to the sky and the making of a city
A history of the competitive constructions of The Chrysler Building, the Manhattan Company Building, and the Empire State Building describes the fierce rivalries of their architects and the individuals who supported or thwarted their ...
Neal Bascomb, 2003
8
Handbook on Globalization and Higher Education
Ô. . . the Handbook constitutes an essential reference source for everyone interested in studying the current meaning, scope and implications of globalization.
Roger King, Simon Marginson, Rajani Naidoo, 2011
9
In Defense of American Higher Education
"A confident overview of the current condition of today's universities.
Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, D. Bruce Johnstone, 2001
10
Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education
This text provides background research on different aspects of assessment. Its purpose is to help lecturers to refresh their approach to the assessment of student learning.
George Brown, Joanna Bull, Malcolm Pendlebury, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term higher is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Netflix CEO tells subscribers to brace for higher-priced plans in the …
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings told investors on Wednesday that the company was preparing to carefully push consumers toward higher-priced ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
More ultra-Orthodox women than men enrolled in higher education
A Council on Higher Education program designed to encourage ultra-Orthodox Jews to enroll in institutions of higher learning has been a ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Asia shares tip-toe higher as China stocks rise, dollar up on Yellen
TOKYO Most Asian shares edged up on Thursday after volatile Chinese stocks reversed course and rose, while the dollar stood tall after ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
4
Can higher education's golden age of plenty continue?
But it is the generous funding for science and the growing levels of support for home students that underpin English higher education's global ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
5
Brexit: the perks and pitfalls for higher education
“In” advocates in British higher education say that an exit from the EU could threaten the UK's participation in EU research programmes and ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
6
Arbitrage funds real stars of equity party; higher returns & change in …
For a sustained inflow, returns should be 30-40 basis points higher than that of liquid funds," said Vikaas Sachdeva, CEO, Edelweiss Asset ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
7
People who live near fracking sites suffer higher rates of heart …
People who live in fracking zones appear to suffer a higher rate of heart conditions and neurological illnesses, according to new research. «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Europe ends higher, awaiting Greece bailout vote
Most bourses finished in the green, with both the French CAC and German DAX ending marginally higher. Britain's FTSE 100 closed around ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
9
Buy now, pay later as student grants become loans
Research published in 2014 by Lorraine Dearden et al. found that a £1,000 rise in maintenance grants increases participation in higher ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
10
Concerns over TEF link to funding as tight timetable looms
Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, who was special adviser to former universities and science minister David Willetts ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»

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