When something is described as higher, it's more advanced, difficult, or complex. Higher education is what you learn in college or graduate school, and it's more complicated than high school.

These closures reflect various factors, including poor investment returns, a lack of government support for refinery upgrades and higher carbon and energy costs.

higher above, taller: That mountain is higher than the others.; a greater amount: Prices are higher in the city than in the country.

Most killings went unpunished and the true number of deaths is likely to be much higher as many go undocumented.

HIGHER definition: 1. comparative of high 2. used to refer to an advanced level of education: 3. in Scotland, an…. Learn more.

High is a general term, and denotes either extension upward or position at a considerable height: six feet high; a high shelf.Lofty denotes imposing or even inspiring height: lofty crags.Tall is applied either to …

Definition of higher adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.