noun
higher
HEYE-uh
noun
1
(Scotland) A school-leaving exam and university entrance qualification.
"She sat her Highers in maths and English."
verb
1
To raise or increase something; to make it go up.
"The landlord higher the rent every year."
How to Use Higher
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe comparative form of "high" — more elevated, or, in Scotland, a specific school exam.
Common pairings
higher education
aim higher
sit a Higher
Word Forms
highered past tense, highers plural, highers singular
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