(definition of tall from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) Discover everything about the word tall in english Having a relatively great height
Tall Girls
Of more than average stature
See examples of tall used in a sentence.
You use tall to ask or talk about the height of someone or something I'm only 5ft tall, and i look younger than my age I am already as tall as she is. The words high and lofty are common synonyms of tall
While all three words mean above the average in height, tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness. Shop tall women's clothing that suits your style and fit from tops, pants, jeans, and more Get the look you want in the size you need here at gap. 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 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 order Not likely to be true:[before a noun] a tall tale In a proud, erect manner
