Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To make higher; elevate; raise; lift; hoist.
  • To rise; ascend; soar.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective advanced in complexity or elaboration.
  • adjective of or pertaining to education beyond the secondary level.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective comparative form of high: more high
  • adverb comparative form of high: more high

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective advanced in complexity or elaboration
  • adjective of education beyond the secondary level

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Examples

  • [Illustration: _The water rose higher and higher_]

    The Wonder Book of Bible Stories Logan [Editor] Marshall

  • He clumbed _lots_ higher -- an 'on up _higher_ -- an' higher

    The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.) Various 1887

  • He clumbed _lots_ higher -- an 'on up _higher_ -- an' higher

    A Child-World James Whitcomb Riley 1882

  • He clumbed _lots_ higher -- an 'on up _higher_ -- an' higher

    Riley Child-Rhymes James Whitcomb Riley 1882

  • Now it is in the higher region of human experience, to which all physical categories are unequal, that we encounter those realities to which the Atonement is related, and in relation to which it is real; and we must insist upon these _higher_ realities, in their specific character, against a strong tendency in the scientifically trained modern mind, and still more in the general mind as influenced by it, to reduce them to the merely physical level.

    The Atonement and the Modern Mind James Denney 1886

  • In a democracy, education that merits the term "higher" depends on challenging entrenched inequality; it depends on the hope for change.

    Michael Roth: Colleges Must Ensure Quality Not Inequality Michael Roth 2011

  • Essex owner Dave Perlman offers complimentary drinks when he underestimates the wait, but some customers still try to jump the line by claiming a name higher on the list.

    The Brunch Exceptions Anne Kadet 2011

  • In a democracy, education that merits the term "higher" depends on challenging entrenched inequality; it depends on the hope for change.

    Michael Roth: Colleges Must Ensure Quality Not Inequality Michael Roth 2011

  • In a democracy, education that merits the term "higher" depends on challenging entrenched inequality; it depends on the hope for change.

    Michael Roth: Colleges Must Ensure Quality Not Inequality Michael Roth 2011

  • The more workers are employere, the higher is the chances of them getting medical coverages.

    Obama's political arm release new health care video 2009

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