high school
noun/ˈhaɪ skuːl/
/ˈhaɪ skuːl/
[countable, uncountable]- (in the US and some other countries) a school for young people between the ages of 14 and 18
- I went to high school in Ohio.
- I was a senior in high school at the time.
- He dropped out of high school when he was seventeen.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1- I'd known her since my sophomore year in high school.
- Janine dated Logan during high school.
- She had good grades all the way through high school.
- We knew each other back in high school.
- What do you plan to do after high school?
- an 18-year-old kid who is fresh out of high school
- an old friend from high school
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- junior
- senior
- local
- …
- enter
- start
- go to
- …
- class
- freshman
- junior
- …
- after high school
- during high school
- from high school
- …
- fresh out of high school
- right out of high school
- straight out of high school
- …
- often used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the names of schools for young people between the ages of 11 and 18
- Worthing High School
Collocations EducationEducationLearning
See high school in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee high school in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in (North American English) the first, second, etc. grade/(British English) year 1, 2. etc. (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (especially North American English, informal) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (especially North American English, informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
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