Swedish adverb· top 5,000 most common

högst

loftiest, tallest, highest, greatestAlso the superlative of hög.

Meaning

loftiest; tallest; highest; greatest; at most, not more than

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What does högst mean?

högst in a sentence

Stömavbrottet kan högst ha varat fem minuter.
The blackout cannot have lasted for more than five minutes.

Questions

What does högst mean in English?

högst means “loftiest, tallest”.

Similar words

maximalmaximum

Nearby common words

högst is number 2,392 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,388fabrik plant, factory
2,389identitet identity
2,390bevaka guard, watch (over)
2,391larm noise, din
2,393segla be yachting, sail
2,394komplicerad complicated
2,395roman novel
2,396pjäs piece (object), play

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary