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{ "term": "height", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "image": "data/images/di/dimensions.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the measurement of how tall a person or thing is", "sensetop": "in heightheight of somebody/something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm." }, { "text": "Please state your height and weight." }, { "text": "She is the same height as her sister." }, { "text": "to be of medium/average height" }, { "text": "It is almost two metres in height.", "contextForm": "in height" }, { "text": "You can adjust the height of the chair.", "contextForm": "height of somebody/something" }, { "text": "The plant can **reach a height** of over six feet." }, { "text": "The table is available in several different heights." }, { "text": "The plants grow to a maximum height of 24 inches." }, { "text": "He is of medium height and slim build." } ], "topics": ["Maths and measurement", "Appearance"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["full", "maximum", "considerable"], "verb + height": ["determine", "measure", "have"], "preposition": ["in height"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the quality of being tall or high", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The height of the mountain did not discourage them." }, { "text": "His height sometimes makes it difficult to find clothes that fit." } ], "topics": ["Appearance"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["full", "maximum", "considerable"], "verb + height": ["determine", "measure", "have"], "preposition": ["in height"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a particular distance above the ground", "sensetop": "at a height of somethingat… heightfrom a… height", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The aircraft was gaining height." }, { "text": "The plane flew at a height of 3 000 metres.", "contextForm": "at a height of something" }, { "text": "to be at shoulder/chest/waist height", "contextForm": "at… height" }, { "text": "The stone was dropped **from a great height**.", "contextForm": "from a… height" }, { "text": "The object had clearly fallen from a considerable height." }, { "text": "The plane was beginning to lose height." }, { "text": "Bring your hands to shoulder height." }, { "text": "The balloon reached a height of 20 000 feet." }, { "text": "The animal lives in lakes at a height of 6 000 feet above sea level." } ], "topics": ["Maths and measurement"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["considerable", "great", "ceiling"], "verb + height": ["gain", "lose", "maintain"], "preposition": ["at a height of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a high place or position", "sensetop": "from a heightfrom the heights of something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Brooklyn Heights" }, { "text": "He doesn't have **a head for heights** *(= is afraid of high places)*." }, { "text": "a fear of heights" }, { "text": "The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.", "contextForm": "from a height" }, { "text": "We looked out over the city from the heights of Edinburgh Castle.", "contextForm": "from the heights of something" }, { "text": "The condor soars above the mountain heights." }, { "text": "They were the first expedition to scale the heights of Everest." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["mountain", "rocky"], "verb + heights": ["scale", "be afraid of", "have a head for"], "preposition": ["from a height"], "phrases": ["a fear of heights"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the point when something is at its strongest or best", "sensetop": "at its heightat the height of somethingin the height of somethingduring the height of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The fire **reached its height** around 2 a.m." }, { "text": "The crisis was at its height in May.", "contextForm": "at its height" }, { "text": "She is still at the **height of her powers**.", "contextForm": "at the height of something" }, { "text": "He is at the height of his career." }, { "text": "I wouldn't go there in the **height of summer**.", "contextForm": "in the height of something" }, { "text": "during the height of the Cold War", "contextForm": "during the height of something" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["commanding", "dizzy", "dizzying"], "verb + heights": ["achieve", "climb to", "reach"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a better or greater level of something; a situation where something is very good", "examples": [ { "text": "Their success had reached **new heights**." }, { "text": "He didn’t know it was possible to reach such heights of happiness." }, { "text": "She rose to undreamed-of heights of power and fame." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["commanding", "dizzy", "dizzying"], "verb + heights": ["achieve", "climb to", "reach"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "an extreme example of a particular quality", "sensetop": "height of something", "examples": [ { "text": "It would be **the height of folly** *(= very stupid)* to change course now." }, { "text": "She was dressed in **the height of fashion**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "an important or impressive position", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom." }, { "text": "They reached the dizzy heights of Number 11 in the charts." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stand straight and tall in order to show that you are determined, powerful or important", "examples": [ { "text": "He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/haɪt/", "audio": "he/height/height__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/haɪt/", "audio": "he/height/height__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English hēhthu (in the sense ‘top of something’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to high." }