tall is on the Basic English 850 List.
talk - tall - taste

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Adjective

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Positive
tall

Comparative
taller

Superlative
tallest

 
A tall man.
  1. If something is tall, there is a long distance from the bottom to the top.
    The man was so tall that he hit his head coming in the door.
    There are too many tall buildings in Toronto.