CEFR B1 · Springboard vocabulary

high school

/ˈhaɪ skuːl/ Headword: high 📚 Module 4: Employment (p.329-332)

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

High school is a secondary school that students attend, usually between the ages of 14 and 18, after primary school and before college or university.

Synonyms

secondary school senior high upper school

Antonyms

primary school elementary school junior high

Translations

high school in your language

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عربي

المدرسة الثانوية هي مدرسة يذهب إليها الطلاب بعد المدرسة الابتدائية وقبل الجامعة، وعادة ما يكونون في سن المراهقة.

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اردو

ہائی اسکول ایک ثانوی تعلیمی ادارہ ہے جہاں طلباء پرائمری اسکول کے بعد اور کالج یا یونیورسٹی سے پہلے پڑھتے ہیں۔

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हिंदी

हाई स्कूल एक माध्यमिक विद्यालय है जहाँ छात्र प्राथमिक विद्यालय के बाद और कॉलेज या विश्वविद्यालय से पहले पढ़ाई करते हैं।

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中文

高中是学生在小学之后、大学之前就读的学校。

Easy Explanation

It's a school for older teenagers. You go there after primary school. It prepares you for higher education or work.

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Memory TipThink of 'high' as meaning older students, and 'school' as where they learn.

Contextual Examples

My older brother is in high school (secondary school) now, and he studies many different subjects.

After finishing middle school, most students go to high school (secondary school) for four years.

She plans to attend college after she graduates from high school (secondary school) next year.

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