hight
1 Americanadjective
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of hight
before 900; Middle English; Old English heht, reduplicated preterit of hātan to name, call, promise, command (cognate with German heissen to call, be called, mean); akin to behest
Example Sentences
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“Texas is the only state whose flag can fly at the same hight as US flag,” says one Facebook post, misspelling height, and featuring images of the Texas and U.S. flags side by side.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
Johansen answered 34 seconds later, skating around Jets defenseman Toby Enstrom and beating Hellebuyck hight.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2018
Harris tweed piled hight in Catherine Campbell's Harris Tweed Company shop and warehouse in Tarbert, on the isle of Harris, Scotland.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2012
Cotton wool spots can be seen in the eye of a person with hight blood pressure.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2010
‘He’ is old Garrett, hight Joe, who migrated hither in the year one, to escape the terrible evil of having to dress for dinner.”
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
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