1. (

• higher ,

) advanced in complexity or elaboration; "higher finance"; "higher mathematics" ;

2. (

• higher ,

) of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning" ;

1. (

• high ,
• high_up

) at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" ;

2. (

• high ,

) in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high" ;

3. (

• high ,
• richly ,
• luxuriously

) in a rich manner; "he lives high" ;

4. (

• high ,

) far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river" ;