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Height Reached Mm Haɪt High Dizzy Metres Tall
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BrE / haɪt / NAmE / haɪt / |
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- height: 210 mm. width: 57 mm. length: 170 mm.
- please state your height and weight.
- it is almost 2 metres in height.
- she is the same height as her sister.
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height(noun)BrE / haɪt / NAmE / haɪt / - 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.
- It is almost 2 metres in height.
- She is the same height as her sister.
- to be of medium/average height
- You can adjust the height of the chair.
- The table is available in several different heights.
- the quality of being tall or high
- She worries about her height (= that she is too tall).
- The height of the mountain did not discourage them.
- a particular distance above the ground
- The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres.
- The stone was dropped from a great height.
- The aircraft was gaining height.
- to be at shoulder/chest/waist height
- a high place or position
- Brooklyn Heights
- He doesn't have a head for heights (= is afraid of high places).
- a fear of heights
- We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle.
- The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.
- the point when something is at its best or strongest
- He is at the height of his career.
- She is still at the height of her powers.
- I wouldn't go there in the height of summer.
- The fire reached its height around 2 a.m.
- The crisis was at its height in May.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- to stand straight and tall in order to show your determination or high status
Extra Examples- Bring your hands to shoulder height.
- He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us.
- Her great height was rather a handicap.
- She rose to undreamed-of heights of power and fame.
- Such a course of action would be the very height of folly
- The animal lives in lakes at a height of 6 000 feet above sea level.
- The animal lives in lakes near Mexico City, at a height of 6 000 to 7 000 feet above sea level.
- The balloon reached a height of 20 000 feet.
- The condor soars above the mountain heights.
- The fire reached its height around 2 a.m.
- The group’s popularity reached new heights when they got a top ten hit.
- The group’s popularity reached new heights when they released their second album.
- The housing market was at its height in the early part of the decade.
- The object had clearly fallen from a considerable height.
- The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.
- The pilot was unable to maintain height.
- The plane was beginning to lose height.
- The plants grow to a maximum height of 24 inches.
- The wall is 2.5 metres in height.
- They have risen to the dizzy heights of the semi-finals.
- They were the first expedition to scale the heights of Everest.
- a man of middle height
- He didn’t know it was possible to reach such heights of happiness.
- He is of medium height and slim build.
- I wouldn’t go there in the height of summer.
- She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.
- She is still at the height of her powers.
- She worries about her height.
- Their success had reached new heights.
Word Origin- Old English hēhthu (in the sense ‘top of something’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to high.
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