hight Meaning & Definition
What Does Hight Mean?
Hight is used as a verb meaning To call, name. It can also mean To be called or named. As an adjective, it means Called, named. As a noun, it means Obsolete form of height.
Hight in Brief
| Part of speech | verb, adjective, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /-aɪt/ |
| Antonyms | depth |
| Plural | hights |
Hight Definition (Verb)
- To call, name.
King Arthur's court was hight Camelot.
- To be called or named.
I hight Sir Galahad.
- To command; to enjoin.
Hight as an Adjective
- Called, named.
Hight as a Noun
- Obsolete form of height.
- Misspelling of height
Noun
- The distance from the base of something to the top.
- The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
- The highest point or maximum degree.
She's at the height of her career.
- A high point.
- An area of land at the top of a cliff.
Synonyms of Hight
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Hight synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Hight
Hight in a Sentence
King Arthur's court was hight Camelot.
I hight Sir Galahad.
I hight ye take me wi' ye. I ne can no lenger her b'live.
She's at the height of her career.
Word Forms & Grammar
hight (third-person singular simple present hights, present participle highting, simple past and past participle hight)
hight (not comparable)
hight (plural hights)
Words That Rhyme With Hight
Origin of Hight
Origin 1: From Middle English highten, variant of hoten (“to name, to be named”), from Old English hātan. The stem of the word was remodelled by analogy with the simple past form hight, from Old English hēht. Cognate with Scots hecht, Dutch heten, German heißen, etc.
Origin 2: See height
Questions People Ask About Hight
Is hight a verb or an adjective?
Hight is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as an adjective and a noun.
What is the opposite of hight?
The opposite of hight is depth.
What is the plural of hight?
The plural of hight is hights.