(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
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Of more than average stature
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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. Definition of tall adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. 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. 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.
