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- DictionaryTall/tôl/
adjective
- 1. of great or more than average height, especially (with reference to an object) relative to width: "a tall, broad-shouldered man"
TALL meaning: 1. having a greater than average height: 2. used to describe or ask about the height of someone or…. Learn more.
1. a. : high in stature. b. : of a specified height. five feet tall. 2. a. : of considerable height. tall trees. b. : long from bottom to top. a tall book. c. : of a higher growing variety or species of plant. 3. a. : large or formidable in amount, extent, or degree. a tall order to fill. b.
Tall definition: having a relatively great height; of more than average stature. See examples of TALL used in a sentence.
tall. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Drink tall /tɔːl $ tɒːl/ S2 W2 adjective (comparative taller, superlative tallest) 1 a person, building, tree etc that is tall is a greater height than normal He was young and tall. a house surrounded by tall trees This bush grows tall very quickly. see thesaurus at high ...
tall adjective (& noun) & adverb. Meaning & use. tal, adj. in Middle English Dictionary. adjective (& noun) I. Senses relating to speed and facility. I.1. c1374–1600. † Quick, prompt, ready, active. Obsolete. rare.
taller; tallest. Britannica Dictionary definition of TALL. 1. : greater in height than the average person, building, etc. All the children in my family grew up to be very tall. My mother is short but my father is fairly tall. The giraffe is the tallest animal. tall trees. the tallest [= highest] mountain.
A1. being higher than most other people or things: He’s tall and thin. It’s one of the tallest buildings in the city. Opposite. short. A2. used to describe or ask how high someone or something is: How tall is she? He’s almost 6 feet tall. (Definition of tall from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
