hoch — meaning in English

English meaning

• high adj Extending a long way upward; tall or elevated.
• lofty adj Very tall or high.
• sharp adj Having a fine edge or point that can cut or pierce easily.
• tall adj Having greater than average height.
• to particle Used before a verb to form the infinitive.
• up adverb Toward or in a higher position; away from the ground.
• upwards adv Toward a higher position; up.

Senses

hoch is used for these senses in English:

• high Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
• high (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
• high-pitched Of a sound, having a high pitch.
• lofty High, tall, having great height or stature.
• long live Used in the subjunctive mood: may he, she, they, or it live for a long time; may it prosper.
• sharp (music) Higher in pitch than required.
• tall (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.
• to (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

high — full definition

1. adj Extending a long way upward; tall or elevated.
2. adj Ranking above others in importance, status, or quality.
3. adj Large in amount, degree, or intensity.
4. adj Cheerful and excited, or, informally, under the influence of a drug.
5. adj Sharp or acute in pitch; producing rapid sound vibrations.

lofty — full definition

1. adj Very tall or high.
2. adj Noble or idealistic, sometimes to the point of being unrealistic.
3. adj Haughty or arrogant.

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