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high tide

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌhaɪ ˈtaɪd/

high tide means: The state when the sea reaches its highest level in its regular rise and fall.

noun

HIGHEST SEA LEVELB1

The state when the sea reaches its highest level in its regular rise and fall.

  • The beach disappears at high tide.
  • High tide covered the rocks near the harbour.
  • Do waves reach the wall at high tide?

Similar words: high water

Opposites: low tide

Common phrases: at high tide, high tide water

TIME OF TIDEB1

The time when the sea reaches its highest level during its regular rise and fall.

  • High tide is at noon.
  • We arrived an hour before high tide.
  • What time is high tide tomorrow morning?

Similar words: high water

Opposites: low tide

Common phrases: before high tide, high tide tomorrow

PEAK PERIODC2

The point or period when something is strongest, most successful, or most developed.

  • This was the high tide of his power.
  • The movement reached its high tide in the seventies.
  • Those years were the high tide of the city’s prosperity.

How to use it: the high tide of something (The exhibition marked the high tide of her career.)

Similar words: peak, climax, zenith

Opposites: low point

Common phrases: the high tide, high tide of

Questions about high tide

What does high tide mean?

The state when the sea reaches its highest level in its regular rise and fall.

What is high tide in other languages?

Türkçe: yüksek gelgit · Español: marea alta · Français: marée haute · Deutsch: Hochwasser · Italiano: alta marea · 日本語: 満潮

How do you pronounce high tide?

It is pronounced /ˌhaɪ ˈtaɪd/.

How do you use high tide in a sentence?

The beach disappears at high tide. High tide covered the rocks near the harbour.

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