How do you use the word "higher" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "higher" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "higher": Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers. Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.

Higher Meaning

/ˈhaɪ.ə/, /ˈhaɪ.ɚ/, /həjːɜ(r)/, /haɪə/, /haɪɹ/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjcomparative form of high: more high

advcomparative form of high: more high

nounA national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

verbTo make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.

"It is a fact that other countries have not followed our example, nay, that they have in fact, in some cases, highered the duties upon the admission of our goods. But what has been the result of that policy upon the amount of your exports?"— 1847, George Crosby, Crosby's Parliamentary Record:

verbTo ascend.

Sentence Examples

Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.

Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.

Farmers will lobby Congress for higher subsidies.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

high eminent

Antonyms:

low

CEFR Practice Quiz

This ladder is ____ than that one, so it can reach the roof.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She decided to go back to university to get a ____ degree and improve her career prospects.

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