height
noun /haɪt/
/haɪt/
Word Family
Idioms - high adjective noun adverb
- highly adverb
- height noun
- heighten verb
enlarge image[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 ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2, Appearancea2- The plants grow to a maximum height of 24 inches.
- He is of medium height and slim build.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- maximum
- considerable
- …
- determine
- measure
- have
- …
- in height
- [uncountable] the quality of being tall or high
- The height of the mountain did not discourage them.
- His great height was rather a handicap.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- maximum
- considerable
- …
- determine
- measure
- have
- …
- in height
- [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 ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- ceiling
- …
- gain
- lose
- maintain
- …
- at a height of
- [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
- scale
- be afraid of
- have a head for
- …
- from a height
- a fear of heights
- [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
- …
- achieve
- climb to
- reach
- …
- 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
- …
- achieve
- climb to
- reach
- …
- [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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measurement
being tall
distance above ground
high place
strongest point/level
extreme example
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)
- (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
- 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.