Definition of high adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

high

adverb

haɪ

haɪ

higher, highest

far from ground/bottom

1 at or to a position or level that is a long way up from the ground or from the bottomAn eagle circled high overhead.I can't jump any higher.She never got very high in the company.His desk was piled high with papers.She's aiming high (= hoping to be very successful) in her exams.

value/amount

2 at or to a large cost, value or amountPrices are expected to rise even higher this year.

sound

3 at a high pitchI can't sing that high.

Opposite

low

Idioms

high and low

everywhere

I've searched high and low for my purse.

run high

(especially of feelings) to be strong and angry or excitedFeelings ran high as the election approached.

more at fly high at fly verb, hold your head high at head noun, be riding high at ride verb