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hight

/ˈhaɪt/HYT
/ˈhaɪt/HYT

Meaningis or was called

Common meaning: is or was named, in archaic or literary use

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhātte‘is or was called’source
  2. Middle Englishhighte‘was called’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftswas called → is or was named, in archaic or literary usehight‘is or was named, in archaic or literary use’ · 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 hātte ‘is or was called’.

Roots

  • hātte Old English “is or was called”

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