tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness.

TALL meaning: 1. of more than average height, or of a particular height: 2. of more than average height, or of a…. Learn more.

High and tall are easy to confuse. High means distance above the ground (e.g., the swifts are high). Tall means with a notably high dimension (compared to width and depth). Tall is typically used for people, …

You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something. How tall are you? I'm only 5ft tall, and I look younger than my age. I am already as tall as she is.

Definition of tall adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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You use tall to describe things which are higher than usual, but which are also much higher than they are wide. So, for example, you talk about a tall tree or a tall chimney.

Having a specified height. Five feet tall. Large; of considerable size. A tall drink. Hard to believe because exaggerated or untrue. High-flown; pompously eloquent. Tall talk. With proud bearing; straight. Stand …

TALL definition: having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: tall grass. See examples of tall used in a sentence.

tall /tɔl/ adj., -er, -est, adv., n. adj. having great height: a tall man. having the height mentioned:[after a noun] a man six feet tall. large in amount or degree:[before a noun] Reducing the deficit—that's a tall …