Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get high

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.64 in modern English

Syllables: get high
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances.

Slang

verb

To become euphoric by means of other than the use of drugs.

Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, high.

Example Sentences

"I get high with a little help from my friends"
"But now you've sucked Your lemon peel dry, / so why not get high, high, high"
"I was going to make love to you, but I got high"
"But if we can do it, you can do it / Won't you try / Don't let your life and all this beauty pass you by / Get high on life, get high on life / Get high on life, get high on life"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

gets high (present, singular) getting high (participle, present) got high (past) got high (UK, participle) gotten high (US, participle)

Synonyms

get wasted

Antonyms

come down sober up

Questions

What does get high mean?: To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances.

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