The difference between Long and Tall

When used as nouns, long means a long vowel, whereas tall means someone or something that is tall.

When used as adjectives, long means having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point , whereas tall means having a vertical extent greater than the average. for example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.

Long is also adverb with the meaning: over a great distance in space.

Long is also verb with the meaning: to take a long position in.

check bellow for the other definitions of Long and Tall

  1. Long as an adjective:

    Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .

    Examples:

    "It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon."

  2. Long as an adjective:

    Having great duration.

    Examples:

    "The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time."

  3. Long as an adjective:

    Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

  4. Long as an adjective (British, dialect):

    Not short; tall.

  5. Long as an adjective (finance):

    Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.

    Examples:

    "I'm long in DuPont;  I have a long position in DuPont."

  6. Long as an adjective (cricket):

    Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).

  7. Long as an adjective (tennis, of a ball or a shot):

    That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).

    Examples:

    "No! That forehand is longnb...."

  8. Long as an adjective:

    Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

  1. Long as an adverb:

    Over a great distance in space.

    Examples:

    "He threw the ball long."

  2. Long as an adverb:

    For a particular duration.

    Examples:

    "How long is it until the next bus arrives?"

  3. Long as an adverb:

    For a long duration.

    Examples:

    "Will this interview take long?"

    "Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world."

  1. Long as a noun (linguistics):

    A long vowel.

  2. Long as a noun (programming):

    A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.

    Examples:

    "A long is typically 64 [[bit]]s in a 32-bit environment."

  3. Long as a noun (finance):

    An entity with a long position in an asset.

    Examples:

    "Every uptick made the longs cheer."

  4. Long as a noun (music):

    A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

  1. Long as a verb (transitive, finance):

    To take a long position in.

  1. Long as a verb (intransitive):

    To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)

    Examples:

    "She longed for him to come back."

  1. Long as an adjective (archaic):

    On account , because .

  1. Long as a verb (archaic):

    To be appropriate , to pertain or belong .

  1. Long as a noun:

    longitude

  1. Tall as an adjective (of a person):

    Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.

    Examples:

    "Being tall is an advantage in basketball."

  2. Tall as an adjective (of a building, etc.):

    Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.

  3. Tall as an adjective (of a story):

    Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

  4. Tall as an adjective (chiefly, US, of a cup of coffee):

    A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.

  5. Tall as an adjective (obsolete):

    Obsequious; obedient.

  6. Tall as an adjective (obsolete):

    Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.

  7. Tall as an adjective (obsolete):

    Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.

  8. Tall as an adjective (archaic):

    Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.

  1. Tall as a noun (possibly, nonstandard):

    Someone or something that is tall.

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