hoog

Concepts

high

tall

lofty

loud

highly

sharp

high-pitched

alto

elevated

exalted

aloft

long

Opposite of

laag

Synonyms

verheven

groot

lang

luid

hard

ongeloofwaardig

hoog-

Translations

hoch

alto

haut

alto

alto

alt

yüksek

elevado

altus

bilind

celsus

elevato

erhaben

élevé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦoːx/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hooch

Inherited from Old Dutch: hōh

Cognate with German: hoch

Cognate with Western Frisian: heech

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: hag

Cognate with English: high

Cognate with Danish: høj

In summary

From Middle Dutch hooch, the original inflected stem hō- reanalysed by analogy with the uninflected form because of word-final devoicing. From Old Dutch hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. Doublet of high.
Cognate with German hoch, West Frisian heech, Saterland Frisian hag, English high, Danish høj.

Sentences

Daarom is het hoog tijd dat deze positieve maatregelen er komen .

That is why it is high time that these positive measures were taken.

Het is hoog tijd dat je nog eens je kousen gaat sorteren .

It's high time you sort your stockings again.

De adelaar cirkelde hoog boven onze hoofden .

The eagle circled high above our heads.

Het maatschappelijk draagvlak van de maatregel was niet hoog te noemen .

The public support for the measure was not high.