higher

higher
high·er
[ˈhaɪəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. adj comp of high
1. (greater, larger) höher
to have \higher marks bessere Noten haben
to be destined for \higher things zu Höherem berufen sein
2. attr, inv ZOOL höhere(r, s)
\higher animals höherentwickelte Tiere
3. attr, inv SCH
H\higher National Certificate BRIT Zertifikat von einer technischen Fachhochschule
H\higher National Diploma BRIT Lehrgangsabschluss an einer technischen Fachhochschule
II. n SCOT
H\higher schottische Hochschulreife
to take one's H\highers ≈ sein Abitur [o ÖSTERR seine Matura] [o SCHWEIZ seine Matur] machen
III. adv comp of high
he lives \higher up the hill er wohnt weiter oben am Berg
she climbed \higher up the ladder sie kletterte weiter die Leiter hoch
2. (level)
he now has a position \higher up in administration er hat jetzt eine höhere Position in der Verwaltung
this season our team is \higher up in the league diese Saison steht unsere Mannschaft weiter oben in der Tabelle
3.
the \higher you climb, the harder you fall (prov) Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall prov, wer hoch steigt, der fällt auch tief ÖSTERR prov
* * *
['haɪə(r)]
1. adj
1)
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2) mathematics höher; animals, life-forms höher (entwickelt)
2. n

Higher (Scot) — ≈ Abiturabschluss m

to take one's Highers — ≈ das Abitur machen

three Highers — ≈ das Abitur in drei Fächern

* * *
higher [ˈhaıə(r)]
A komp von high
B adj
1. höher(er, e, es) (auch fig), Ober…:
higher authority höhere Instanz, übergeordnete Stelle, vorgesetzte Behörde;
higher earner Besserverdienende(r) m/f(m);
the higher grades pl of the civil service der höhere Staatsdienst;
higher learning higher education;
higher mathematics pl (als sg konstruiert) höhere Mathematik;
the higher things pl das Höhere
2. besonders BIOL höher (entwickelt):
the higher animals die höheren (Säuge)Tiere
C adv höher, mehr:
bid higher

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