Words / B1

HYT/haɪt/

Height is how tall someone or something is, or the distance from the ground: 50 metres in height; a fear of heights; at a height of. Tall describes a person or building; high is usual for mountains, levels, and prices. Heighten is a rare related verb (increase). At the height of summer / her career means at the peak. Do not write “the high of the building” — use height.

Meaning

How tall someone or something is, or the distance from the ground.

Examples

• “The height of the building is 50 metres.”
• “What is your height in centimetres?”
• “He has no head for heights and avoided the tower.”

Good to know

in height. at a height of. fear of heights. Person/building adjective: tall. Peak: at the height of.

Near in meaning

altitude

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