total
/ˈtoʊ.tl̩/ verb C2- To add up; to calculate the sum of. · When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.
- To equal a total of; to amount to. · That totals seven times so far.
- To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss) · Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car.
- To amount to; to add up to. · It totals nearly a pound.
He/she/it totals · Past totaled · Past participle totaled · -ing form totaling
Verb forms
- Base form
- total
- He/she/it
- totals
- Past
- totaled
- Past participle
- totaled
- -ing form
- totaling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The life of a man was to him of far less value than a numeral, especially when, by taking it away, he could increase the sum total of his own desires.
The total income, which at the time of the wife’s death was little short of £ 1,100, is now, through the fall in agricultural prices, not more than £ 750.
My total ignorance of the connection must plead my apology.”
They then sat down, and when her inquiries after Rosings were made, seemed in danger of sinking into total silence.
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