tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness.
In a tall organizational structure, employees often lie at the bottom of a long chain of supervisors, managers, and executives.
TALL definition: having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: tall grass. See examples of tall used in a sentence.
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.
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.
Definition of tall adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tall (tôl), adj., -er, -est, adv. — adj. having a relatively great height; of more than average stature: a tall woman; tall grass. having stature or height as specified: a man six feet tall. large in amount.
Feb 2, 2026 · tall (comparative taller, superlative tallest) (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally.
TALL meaning: 1 : greater in height than the average person, building, etc.; 2 : having a specified height
If you can easily slap the ceiling with the palm of your hand, you're tall. The measure of your height tells you exactly how tall you are.
