higit

See also: hígít

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• higuit — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiˈɡit/, [hɪˈɣit]
• Hyphenation: hi‧git

Adverb

higít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

1. more (than)

   Higit sa tatlong oras na akong naghihintay sa kanya.

   I am waiting for him for more than three hours.

2. better (than)

   Higit na gusto ko ang bagong bahay ko kaysa sa unang bahay ko.

   I like my new house better than my first house.

Derived terms

• higit na
• higit sa
• higit sa lahat
• higitin
• higtan
• humigit
• humigit-kumulang
• kahigtan
• maghumigit-kumulang
• mahigit
• mahigtan
• makahigit
• nakahihigit
• pahigtan

 

Noun

higít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

1. excess; surplus

   Synonyms: sobra, labis, kalabisan

2. surpassing

   Synonyms: paghigit, paglampas, paglamang

3. advantage; quality of being better (than another)

   Synonyms: lamang, kalamangan, buti, kabutihan, bentaha, kabentahan

4. difference; remainder

   Synonym: putal

Further reading

• “higit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018