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Definition of height noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

height

noun
 
 
/haɪt/
 
/haɪt/
Word Family
  • high adjective noun adverb
  • highly adverb
  • height noun
  • heighten verb
Idioms
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    measurement

  1.  
     [uncountable, countable] the measurement of how tall a person or thing is
    • Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm.
    • Please state your height and weight.
    • She is the same height as her sister.
    • to be of medium/average height
    • in height It is almost two metres in height.
    • height of somebody/something You can adjust the height of the chair.
    • The plant can reach a height of over six feet.
    • The table is available in several different heights.
    Extra Examples
    • The plants grow to a maximum height of 24 inches.
    • He is of medium height and slim build.
    Topics Maths and measurementa2, Appearancea2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full
    • maximum
    • considerable
    • …
    verb + height
    • determine
    • measure
    • have
    • …
    preposition
    • in height
    See full entry
    2.

    being tall

  2.  
     [uncountable] the quality of being tall or high
    • The height of the mountain did not discourage them.
    • His height sometimes makes it difficult to find clothes that fit.
    Topics Appearancea2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full
    • maximum
    • considerable
    • …
    verb + height
    • determine
    • measure
    • have
    • …
    preposition
    • in height
    See full entry
    3.

    distance above ground

  3.  
     [countable, uncountable] a particular distance above the ground
    • The aircraft was gaining height.
    • at a height of something The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres.
    • at… height to be at shoulder/chest/waist height
    • from a… height The stone was dropped from a great height.
    Extra Examples
    • The object had clearly fallen from a considerable height.
    • The plane was beginning to lose height.
    • Bring your hands to shoulder height.
    • The balloon reached a height of 20 000 feet.
    • The animal lives in lakes at a height of 6 000 feet above sea level.
    Topics Maths and measurementa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • great
    • ceiling
    • …
    verb + height
    • gain
    • lose
    • maintain
    • …
    preposition
    • at a height of
    See full entry
    4.

    high place

  4.  
     [countable, usually plural] (often used in names) a high place or position
    • Brooklyn Heights
    • He doesn't have a head for heights (= is afraid of high places).
    • a fear of heights
    • from a height The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.
    • from the heights of something We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle.
    Extra Examples
    • The condor soars above the mountain heights.
    • They were the first expedition to scale the heights of Everest.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • mountain
    • rocky
    verb + heights
    • scale
    • be afraid of
    • have a head for
    • …
    preposition
    • from a height
    phrases
    • a fear of heights
    See full entry
    5.

    strongest point/level

  5.  
     [singular] the point when something is at its strongest or best
    • The fire reached its height around 2 a.m.
    • at its height The crisis was at its height in May.
    • at the height of something She is still at the height of her powers.
    • He is at the height of his career.
    • in the height of something I wouldn't go there in the height of summer.
    • during the height of something during the height of the Cold War
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • commanding
    • dizzy
    • dizzying
    • …
    verb + heights
    • achieve
    • climb to
    • reach
    • …
    See full entry
  6. heights
     [plural] a better or greater level of something; a situation where something is very good
    • Their success had reached new heights.
    • He didn’t know it was possible to reach such heights of happiness.
    • She rose to undreamed-of heights of power and fame.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • commanding
    • dizzy
    • dizzying
    • …
    verb + heights
    • achieve
    • climb to
    • reach
    • …
    See full entry
    7.

    extreme example

  7. [singular] height of something an extreme example of a particular quality
    • It would be the height of folly (= very stupid) to change course now.
    • She was dressed in the height of fashion.
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    8. Word OriginOld English hēhthu (in the sense ‘top of something’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to high.
Idioms
the dizzy heights (of something)
  1. (informal) an important or impressive position
    • She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.
    • They reached the dizzy heights of Number 11 in the charts.
draw yourself up/rise to your full height
  1. to stand straight and tall in order to show that you are determined, powerful or important
    • He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us.
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