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Meaning of tall in English

tall
adjective
us
/tɑːl/ uk
/tɔːl/
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of more than average height, or of a particular height:
a tall girl
a tall building
He's six feet tall.
She's much taller than me.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having a large distance from bottom to top
  • highThe garden is surrounded by a high wall.
  • tallMount Everest is the world's tallest mountain.
  • loftyThe path winds along the lofty peaks of the Andes.
  • soaringSoaring mountains and lush valleys are every nature enthusiast's dream.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
High, tall and deep
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Related word

tallness

Grammar

High or tall?
We use high for mountains and for things which are a long way above the ground: …

Idioms

be a tall order
stand/walk tall
(Definition of tall from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

tall | Intermediate English

tall
adjective [ -er/-est only ]
us
/tɔl/

tall adjective [-er/-est only] (VERY HIGH)

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of more than average height:
She’s tall and slim.
The Sears Tower is taller than the Empire State Building.

tall adjective [-er/-est only] (THIS HIGH)

of a particular height:
Four of her friends are six feet or taller.
(Definition of tall from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

tall | Business English

tall
adjective
  HR, MANAGEMENT
uk
/tɔːl/ us
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used to describe an organization with many levels of jobs between top management and the workers at the bottom:
In a tall organizational structure, employees often lie at the bottom of a long chain of supervisors, managers, and executives.
(Definition of tall from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of tall

tall
They're all tall, like me -- they're actually taller than me now.
From NPR
They're tiny -- maybe 15 inches tall or so.
From WIRED
Or are these taller ones just going into the ground around the buildings?
From ThinkProgress
It is open to the public, and has a route number and tall blue bus stop signs like any other city bus.
From ThinkProgress
In this image, pack ice is seen distorted and appears much taller than in reality.
From Wired
Some of the plants were nearly 7-feet tall.
From CBS News
They found the top to be dead, so they don't expect the tree to grow taller.
From OregonLive.com
It is 650 feet long and 120 feet tall at the highest point.
From OregonLive.com
That's a tall order, and it comes at a time when, as the old song goes, we ain't got a barrel of money.
From Huffington Post
Even on a normal day, wind forces can reach more than 100 mph at the very top of very tall buildings.
From NPR
Adults weigh just over two pounds and grow to be about a foot tall.
From Huffington Post
That's the only advice that kind of works when you're up high on a 920-foot tall structure.
From Gizmodo
He may not have had the advantages or talents that some players have, but compared to those he stood ten feet tall.
From cleveland.com
If you were too tall or too short, you struggled to use it.
From CNET
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Translations of tall

in Chinese (Traditional)
高的，高大的, 有…高的…
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高的，高大的, 有…高的…
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alto, alto/ta [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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alto, alto/-ta, de altura…
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उंच / सरासरी उंचीपेक्षा अधिक किंवा विशिष्ट उंची…
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背が高い, 身長が～ある, 高さが～ある…
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uzun, uzun boylu, ...uzunluğunda…
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de grande taille, haut/-e, qui mesure…
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alt…
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lang, hoog…
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சராசரி உயரத்தை விட, அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட உயரத்தின்…
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høj…
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lång, hög…
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tinggi…
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اونچا, لمبا, دراز قد…
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високий, такий, що має певний ріст…
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высокий, имеющий такой-то рост…
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పొడువు…
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طَويل, طول (ما طول هذا الشَّخْص)…
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লম্বা, গড় উচ্চতার বেশি বা একটি নির্দিষ্ট উচ্চতার…
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tinggi, setinggi…
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สูงมาก (ของคน, สัตว์, สิ่งของหรืออื่น ๆ)…
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cao, có chiều cao đặc biệt…
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wysoki, ≈ mieć ileś wzrostu, … wzrostu…
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키가 큰, 키가 -인…
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alto…
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