HIGHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of education beyond the secondary level

Example:

higher learning

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

high (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Advanced in complexity or elaboration

Example:

higher mathematics

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

high (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)

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Context examples:

Patients with Ménétrier disease may be at a higher risk of stomach cancer.

(Ménétrier disease, NCI Dictionary)

For a short three feet she was compelled to crouch, then the walls widened and rose higher in a little round chamber nearly six feet in diameter.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Limit your consumption of fish with higher levels of mercury.

(Mercury, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)

But everyone with low bone mass is at higher risk for getting it.

(Bone Density, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

It may also be found in higher than normal amounts in patients with some types of cancer, including testicular, ovarian, liver, stomach, and lung cancers, and in other disorders.

(beta-hCG, NCI Dictionary)

Both overall dietary cholesterol consumption (from sources including eggs, meat and dairy) and egg consumption specifically were linked to a higher risk of heart problems and premature death, the study found.

(Eggs No Longer Part of a Healthy Diet?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Wastewater from residential areas has similar or even higher levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes compared to hospitals, where you would expect greater antibiotic concentrations, he said.

(Toothpaste and Hand Wash Are Causing Antibiotic Resistance, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In addition, those with only panic anxiety had significantly higher orexin levels than those with major depression accompanying their panic anxiety.

(The Mechanism of Panic Attacks, NIH, US)

Your risk is also higher if a family member has had the disease.

(Alzheimer's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

When asked how they would feel when put in this position themselves, those people shown a rejection containing an apology reported higher feelings of hurt.