Meaning
3 senses(nonstandard, possibly)Someone or something that is tall.
a garment size for a tall person
A clothing size for taller people.
Do you have this in a tall?
A tall serving of a drink, especially one from Starbucks, which contains 12 ounces.
Examples
2174 sentencesHe's almost as tall as me.
Вiн майже такий же високий, як я. — rmdas
ruОн почти такой же высокий, как я. — marafon
deEr ist fast so groß wie ich. — Tamy
This is a very tall tree.
Це дуже високе дерево. — deniko
ruЭто очень большое дерево. — marafon
deDas ist ein sehr großer Baum. — MUIRIEL
I'm not as tall as you.
Я не такий високий, як ти. — deniko
ruЯ не такой высокий, как ты. — marafon
deIch bin nicht so groß wie du. — cost
I'm as tall as my father.
Я такого ж зросту, як і батько. — deniko
ruЯ того же роста, что и мой отец. — sharptoothed
deIch bin genauso groß wie mein Vater. — MUIRIEL
He is almost six feet tall.
Він майже шість футів на зріст. — uaspeaker
ruОн почти шести футов росту. — Alexword
deEr ist fast sechs Fuß groß. — MUIRIEL
Origin
From Middle English tall, talle, tal (“seemly, becoming, handsome, good-looking, excellentFrom 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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Forms
plural: tallsCollocations
12 patterns- as tall as
- is taller than
- much taller than
- almost as tall
- little taller than
- inches taller than
- lot taller than
- bit taller than
- isn't as tall
- a little taller
- isn't much taller
- a lot taller