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
My oldest grandson graduates hight school next year and hopes to be able to afford college.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2016
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
Find a girl that iz 19 years old last May, about the right hight, with a blue eye, and dark-brown hair and white teeth.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
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