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height

/ˈhaɪt/HYT
/ˈhaɪt/HYT

Meaninghigh

Common meaning: how tall something is

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishheah‘high’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishhiehþusource
  3. Middle Englishhightesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftshigh → how tall something isheight‘how tall something is’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English heah ‘high’.

Roots

  • heah Old English “lofty”

Related words

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