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Tally
01
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
02
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
tallies
03
a bill for an amount due
to tally
01
to find the total by adding up individual items or numbers
Transitive: to tally items or numbers
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
tally
3rd person singular
tallies
Present participle
tallying
Past simple
tallied
Past participle
tallied
Examples
After counting the votes, they will tally the results to determine the winner.
02
to score a point or make a goal during a game or competition
Intransitive
Examples
He tallied twice during the soccer match, leading his team to victory.
03
to match something else, showing similarity or consistency
Intransitive: to tally | to tally with sth
Examples
The witness 's description of the suspect 's appearance closely tallied with the police sketch.
04
to record or count a score in a game or competition
Transitive: to tally scores
Examples
The referee tallied the points after each round of the match.
