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Definition of high school noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

high school

 noun
noun
 
[countable, uncountable]
 
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a school for young people between the ages of 14 and 18 Topic CollocationsEducationlearning
  • acquire/get/lack experience/training/(an) education
  • receive/provide somebody with training
  • develop/design/plan a curriculum/course/program/syllabus
  • give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
  • hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
  • moderate/lead/facilitate a discussion
  • sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
school
  • go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
  • be in the first, second, etc. grade (at school)
  • study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
  • finish/drop out of/quit school
  • graduate from high school/college
problems at school
  • be the victim/target of bullying/teasing
  • skip/cut/ (informal) ditch class/school
  • cheat on an exam/a test
  • get/be given a detention (for doing something)
  • be expelled from/be suspended from school
work and exams
  • do your homework/a project on something
  • work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/a paper
  • finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies
  • hand in/turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
  • study/prepare/review/ (informal) cram for a test/an exam
  • take/ (formal) sit for a test/an exam
  • grade homework/a test
  • do well on/ (informal) ace a test/an exam
  • pass/fail/ (informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
college
  • apply to/get into/go to/start college
  • leave/graduate from college (with a degree in computer science)/law school
  • study for/work towards a law degree/a degree in physics
  • major/minor in biology/philosophy
  • earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a Ph.D. in economics
see junior high school, senior high school
See high school in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary