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get high

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌɡɛt ˈhaɪ/ · UK /ˌɡet ˈhaɪ/

get high means: To experience the changes in feelings and thinking caused by taking drugs.

verb

DRUG EFFECTB1

To experience the changes in feelings and thinking caused by taking drugs.

  • They went outside to get high.
  • He got high after smoking cannabis.
  • She stopped seeing friends who only wanted to get high.

How to use it: get high on something (He got high on cannabis at the party.)

Common phrases: get high together, get high again

BECOME HIGHA2

To reach a high position, level, or amount.

  • Temperatures get high in summer.
  • The balloon got high enough to clear the trees.
  • Water levels can get high after heavy rain.

Similar words: rise

Opposites: fall

Common phrases: get high enough, get high above

FEEL EUPHORICC1

To feel extremely happy or excited because of an experience rather than drugs.

  • I get high on live music.
  • He got high on the crowd’s applause.
  • Do you get high on the thrill of winning?

How to use it: get high on something (She gets high on the excitement of performing.)

Similar words: feel euphoric

Common phrases: get high dancing, get high performing

Questions about get high

What does get high mean?

To experience the changes in feelings and thinking caused by taking drugs.

What is get high in other languages?

Türkçe: kafayı bulmak · Español: colocarse · Français: se défoncer · Deutsch: sich berauschen · Italiano: sballarsi · 日本語: ハイになる

How do you pronounce get high?

In American English /ˌɡɛt ˈhaɪ/; in British English /ˌɡet ˈhaɪ/.

How do you use get high in a sentence?

They went outside to get high. He got high after smoking cannabis.

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