tally
/ˈtæli/noun, verb2 syllables
Tally means: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.
Synonyms for tally36
noun, as in the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
noun, as in a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
noun, as in a bill for an amount due
verb, as in be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
verb, as in determine the sum of
verb, as in gain points in a game
verb, as in keep score, as in games
What does tally mean?7
verb
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics“The two stories don't agree in many details”
determine the sum of“Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”
gain points in a game“The home team is racking up points”
keep score, as in games
noun
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order“the counting continued for several hours”
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely“the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th”
a bill for an amount due
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with tally?7
Tally in a sentence
- My figures don't seem to tally with yours.Dani6187
- What you're now saying doesn't tally with what you said before.sundown
- What you're saying now doesn't tally with what you said earlier.sundown
- It's the end of the quiz! Time to tally up the scores.Linguando
- Keep a tally of what you owe.CM
- These reports don't tally with the facts.sundown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of tally
as a noun
- plural
- tallies
as a verb
- past tense
- tallied
- present participle
- tallying
- third-person singular
- tallies
- past participle
- tallied