Hi guys!High (adjective and adverb) has different meanings:
1) extending or reaching some considerable distance above the ground level.
2) important, chief.
3) very great level of sound that the ear can perceive.
4) excited, very happy. (in high spirits = very happy)
Examples:
The palace is surrounded by a high wall.
The palace is surrounded by a high wall.
She screamed in a higher voice than his.
Mt. Everest in the Himalayas is the highest peak in the world.
Remember that ‘high’ is uninflected, i.e. it has the
same spelling in adjective and adverb form.
The building is built on the high level ground. (high – adjective)
The batsman hit the ball high into the air. (high – adverb)
Peter can jump high. (high – adverb)
Peter can jump high. (high – adverb)
And ‘high’ is also used as a noun, e.g.:
This year the temperatures reached an all time high.
"Highly” is an adverb and it means ‘extremely; to a high degree; to a great extent; very’. It is often used for qualifying adjectives and those adjectives formed from the past participles of verb words:
Watching films in English is highly recommended. [i.e. it's very advisable]
She speaks highly of her boss. [i.e. she says good things about her boss with great respect]
She speaks highly of her boss. [i.e. she says good things about her boss with great respect]
He is a highly skilled carpenter. [i.e. his work is very, very good; he works with great skill]
They are highly paid technicians. [i.e. they know so much about their job and can do their job
so well that they are paid very, very much]
so well that they are paid very, very much]
Note that “highly” is not the
derivative of the adjective and adverb word ‘high’. For example, with
the word ‘quick’, which is an adjective word categorically, has
“quickly” as its adverb form, but ‘high’ has the same form as an
adjective and as an adverb.
Some of the common words that follow ‘high’
are:
high-born, high rent, high morale, high-sounding, high-pitched, high-level, high-brow, high spirits (excited/very happy), etc. Some of the common words that follow ‘highly’ are: highly desirable, highly infectious, highly controversial, highly qualified, highly recommended, highly paid, highly praised, highly seasoned (food), highly-strung (excited), highly dangerous, etc.
¡Hola chicos!
High (adjetivo y adverbio) tiene varios significados:
high-born, high rent, high morale, high-sounding, high-pitched, high-level, high-brow, high spirits (excited/very happy), etc. Some of the common words that follow ‘highly’ are: highly desirable, highly infectious, highly controversial, highly qualified, highly recommended, highly paid, highly praised, highly seasoned (food), highly-strung (excited), highly dangerous, etc.
¡Hola chicos!High (adjetivo y adverbio) tiene varios significados:
1) que llega o alcanza a una distancia considerable por encima del nivel del suelo.
2) importante.
3) alto nivel de sonido que se puede percibir por el oído.
4) muy feliz, emocionado. (in high spirits = very happy)
Ejemplos:
The palace is surrounded by a high wall.
The palace is surrounded by a high wall.
She screamed in a higher voice than his.
Mt. Everest in the Himalayas is the highest peak in the world.
Recordad que ‘high’ no admite inflexión, es decir, que tiene la misma forma para el adjetivo y para el adverbio.
The building is built on the high level ground. (high – adjective)
The batsman hit the ball high into the air. (high – adverb)
Peter can jump high. (high – adverb)
Y ‘high’ puede también usarse como sustantivo, por ejemeplo:
This year the temperatures reached an all time high.
Y ‘high’ puede también usarse como sustantivo, por ejemeplo:
This year the temperatures reached an all time high.
"Highly” es un adverbio y significa 'extremadamente, en alto grado, altamente, muy'. A menudo se usa para cualificar adjetivos y con los adjetivos que se forman con participios de pasado:
Watching films in English is highly recommended. [se recomienda mucho ver cine en inglés]
She speaks highly of her boss. [ella dice cosas buenas de su jefe con respeto]
She speaks highly of her boss. [ella dice cosas buenas de su jefe con respeto]
He is a highly skilled carpenter. [su trabajo es muy, muy bueno, trabaja con gran habilidad]
They are highly paid technicians. [saben mucho sobre su trabajo y pueden hacerlo tan bien
que se les paga muchísimo]
They are highly paid technicians. [saben mucho sobre su trabajo y pueden hacerlo tan bien
que se les paga muchísimo]
Ten en cuenta que “highly” no es la forma derivada del adjetivo o adverbio 'high’. Por ejemplo, con la palabra ‘quick’, que es un adjetivo, tiene “quickly” como su forma de adverbio, pero ‘high’ tiene la misma forma para adjetivo y adverbio.
Algunas palabras típicas que van con ‘high’ son:
high-born, high rent, high morale, high-sounding, high-pitched, high-level, high-brow, high spirits (excited/very happy), etc. Some of the common words that follow ‘highly’ are: highly desirable, highly infectious, highly controversial, highly qualified, highly recommended, highly paid, highly praised, highly seasoned (food), highly-strung (excited), highly dangerous, etc.
high-born, high rent, high morale, high-sounding, high-pitched, high-level, high-brow, high spirits (excited/very happy), etc. Some of the common words that follow ‘highly’ are: highly desirable, highly infectious, highly controversial, highly qualified, highly recommended, highly paid, highly praised, highly seasoned (food), highly-strung (excited), highly dangerous, etc.
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