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higher

/ˈhaɪ.ə/ UK
/ˈhaɪ.ɚ/ US
/həjːɜ(r)/ South Asia
/haɪə/ UK
/haɪɹ/ US

Sounds like hire (some speakers) · Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)

adjective

comparative comparative form of high: more high

adverb

comparative comparative form of high: more high

noun highers

Scotland A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

verb highers · highering · highered

transitive To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity. It is a fact that other countries have not followed our example, nay, that they have in fact, in some cases, highered the duties upon the admission of our goods. But what has been the result of that policy upon the amount of your exports?
intransitive To ascend.

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Closest in meaning: university, graduate, postgraduate, college, post-graduate, supervisor, mayor, chief, rally, greater, commanding, high-ranking, addition, advanced, plus, additional

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@misc{higher_2026,
  title = {higher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/higher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}