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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGHER-UP

higher-up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGHER-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Higher-Up is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES HIGHER-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of higher-up in the English dictionary

The definition of higher-up in the dictionary is a person of higher rank or in a superior position.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGHER-UP

higher
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
highermost
highest common factor
highfalutin
highfaluting
highish
highjack
highjacker
highjacking

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGHER-UP

beer-up
close-up
cover-up
follow-up
get-up
hold-up
hook-up
made-up
make-up
pick-up
pin-up
pop-up
put-you-up
runner-up
set-up
setting-up
stand-up
start-up
take-up
wake-up

Synonyms and antonyms of higher-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HIGHER-UP»

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

Translation of «higher-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGHER-UP

Find out the translation of higher-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of higher-up 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-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superior -up
570 millions of speakers

English

higher-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أعلى المتابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выше - до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

- se mais elevada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনেক উপরে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

supérieur rapproché
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

lebih tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

höheres Tier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上役
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

높은 업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luwih dhuwur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிக அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च-अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

daha yukarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superiore - up
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyższe -up
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вище -до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mai - sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλότερη - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoër -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

högre upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høyere opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of higher-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHER-UP»

The term «higher-up» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.310 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHER-UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «higher-up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «higher-up» 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-up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGHER-UP»

Discover the use of higher-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to higher-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Man Higher Up: A Story of the Fight, Which Is Life and ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Henry Russell Miller, 2010
2
Grow! Higher Up, Deeper in
If you are one of the millions of people who desire to grow in your relationship with Jesus and overcome common obstacles in your faith walk, then this book will guide you along your journey.
Tere West-Arroyo, 2009
3
Becka, Kat and the Karma Klub Journals
See yourself taking a step every time you hear me saying higher and higher, up, up, up. With each step, we'll go higher and higher, up, up up, each step will take us higher into your consciousness. Up, up, up, higher and higher and higher.
Katherine Snitker, 2010
4
Moody's Anecdotes
Jonathan was willing to decrease that David might increase; and John the Baptist showed the same spirit of humility. “It's Better Higher Up!” Not long ago there lived an old bed-ridden saint, and a Christian lady who visited her found her always ...
Dwight L Moody, 2013
5
The Layout
“A higher—up at the railroad demands that the Mayor comes down to UF to see him. Which the Mayor does, tail between his legs. The secretary at the higher— up's office is instructed to send him in upon arrival, even though the higher—up is  ...
Jeff Robbins, 2011
6
Greenbank's Periodical Library: Containing in the Cheapest ...
enquired William, " Higher up," replied the woman, retreating into the parlour, and leaving the stranger in darkness. Surprised and indignant at the rudeness, he groped his wayjo the staircase, and succeeded in reaching the first floor. — While  ...
‎1833
7
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
Trotty groped his way, and went on. Up, up, up, and round, and round; and up, up , up; higher, higher, higher up! It was a disagreeable staircase for that groping work; so low and narrow, that his groping hand was always touching something;  ...
Charles Dickens, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, 2006
8
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of ...
David's fork at the mouth, is four poles and eleven links wide ; higher up, beyond back water, three poles and eighteen links. 2. Opossum run meanders at the mouth one pole at high water mark ; higher up, at common water mark, eighteen  ...
United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch, Henry Wheaton, 1834
9
Environmental History of the Rhine-Meuse Delta: An ...
Higher up this vegetation was grading into the community of Senecio paludosus, Lythrum salicaria and S. maritimus, optimally thriving on the natural levees. The combination of the more than 2 m tall, richly flowering yellow umbels of ragwort, ...
P. H. Nienhuis, 2008
10
Heaven: How to Get There
The missionary smiled and said, "It is better higher up." And they went up another flight, and it didn't grow any lighter, she complained again, and the lady said, "It is better higher up." And then they went up another flight and it was still no lighter ...
Dwight Lyman Moody, 2005

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGHER-UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term higher-up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Planned Parenthood video: Alabama Republicans call clip 'shocking …
... undercover viral video that showed a Planned Parenthood higher-up referencing how the organization harvests tissues from aborted fetuses, ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
2
'UR GAY' sticker placed on customer's car at Goodyear - 13WMAZ.com
"I got speak to a higher-up manager and he really apologized and he was like this shouldn't have happened and he took action," Carillo said. «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
3
Film Review: Ant-Man | Consequence of Sound
... former S.H.I.E.L.D. higher-up who worked with the Avengers. He was the original Ant-Man, utilizing his shrinking powers as a wartime agent. «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
4
3 potentially fatal words: 'My gut says' - Power More - Dell
Chances are the conversation is ending, and a final decision is at hand, when the higher-up delivers the magic words — “My gut says …”. «Tech Page One, Jul 15»
5
Lalit Modi sought advice in Italian Marines case, confirms his lawyer
“He just said someone higher-up wanted to know. No name was mentioned by him. I found him well-briefed on the case and left some points ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Higher-Up [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/higher-up>. May 2024 ».
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