height

[US]/haɪt/
[UK]/haɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the measurement from base to top; a high place or area; the highest point; an extreme degree

Phrases & Collocations

tall height

maximum height

low height

measuring height

ideal height

adjustable height

in height

wave height

average height

medium height

height difference

building height

breast height

lifting height

height control

height adjustment

full height

height measurement

height of water

peak height

at its height

ceiling height

Example Sentences

the height of a storm.

the height of the season

the height of absurdity

in the height of summer

It's the height of madness to sail at the height of the storm.

the height of the tourist season.

a height of 10 metres.

the height of one's ambition

at the height of human fame

at the height of her career.

at the height of his career.

the height above (the) sea level

the correlation of height with weight

We may determine the height of a mountain by trigonometry.

she was of medium height and slim build.

they took consumerism to new heights .

I make the height 20 feet.

measured the height of the ceiling.

scale new heights of science and technology

climb to a height of ten thousand feet

Real-world Examples

You can say they are of average height, they are of medium height.

Source: English With Lucy (Bilingual Experience)

As, myriads by myriads madly chased, They fling themselves from their shadowy height.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

The height kind of represents the quantity.

Source: Monetary Banking (Video Version)

But popcorn hadn't yet reached its height.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

That's twice the height of Mount Everest.

Source: Travel to the Earth's interior

Tim's actions reached the height of folly.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

" My friend Lia is medium height and really slim."

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Genetically speaking, there are advantages to avoiding substantial height.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Hm well, you are a good height, no scars.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

So it's coming up around their waist height.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2023 Collection

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