A1adjective · common

tall

tall · taller · tallest

високий

высокий

hoch

Having a top that is far up.)Having a top that is far up (contrast: deep (having a bottom that is far down' ).): Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be deemed tall.)

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UK/tɔːl/US/tɔl/

» He's almost as tall as me.

Er ist fast so groß wie ich.

Он почти такой же высокий, как я.

Вiн майже такий же високий, як я.

Він майже такий саме високий, як і я.

Він зі мною майже одного зросту.

Meaning

8 senses

Having a top that is far up (contrast: deep (having a bottom that is far down' ).)
Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be deemed tall.)
Being tall is an advantage in basketball.
Ostriches are the tallest living birds.
(usually)Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.
Tall trees, at least about 30m high.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
(US)Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml).
Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
Old senses that arose before the height-related senses
(obsolete)Obsequious; obedient.
groß, lang
высо́кийvysókij, ро́слыйróslyj
висо́кийvysókyj
(obsolete)Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
(obsolete)Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
(archaic)Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

Examples

2174 sentences

He's almost as tall as me.
Вiн майже такий же високий, як я.
ruОн почти такой же высокий, как я.
deEr ist fast so groß wie ich.
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This is a very tall tree.
Це дуже високе дерево.
ruЭто очень большое дерево.
deDas ist ein sehr großer Baum.
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I'm not as tall as you.
Я не такий високий, як ти.
ruЯ не такой высокий, как ты.
deIch bin nicht so groß wie du.
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I'm as tall as my father.
Я такого ж зросту, як і батько.
ruЯ того же роста, что и мой отец.
deIch bin genauso groß wie mein Vater.
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He is almost six feet tall.
Він майже шість футів на зріст.
ruОн почти шести футов росту.
deEr ist fast sechs Fuß groß.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of a building:

Русский

By meaning 2

of a building:

of a person:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of a building:

of a person:

Origin

From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellent

From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellent, good, valiant, lively in speech, bold, great, large, big”), from Old English *tæl, ġetæl (“swift, ready, having mastery of”), from Proto-Germanic *talaz (“submissive, pliable, obedient”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol-, *del- (“to aim, calculate, adjust, reckon”).

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