tally
/ˈtæli/ verb C2- To count something.
- To mathematically calculate a numeric result.
- To record something by making marks.
- To make things correspond or agree with each other.
- To keep score.
- To correspond or agree.
- To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
He/she/it tallies · Past tallied · Past participle tallied · -ing form tallying
Verb forms
- Base form
- tally
- He/she/it
- tallies
- Past
- tallied
- Past participle
- tallied
- -ing form
- tallying
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
It is true that the description of this man tallies with your idea of the second party in this mystery.
I glanced at Holmes on hearing the description of the murderer, which tallied so exactly with his own.
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