tally
part of speech
noun (a tally, tallies); verb (tally, tallies, tallied, tallying)
meaning for a pupil
1) A tally is a record of a count, often made by drawing small lines: a tally chart. tree →
2) A tally is the total number counted so far: his goal tally this season. tree →
3) To tally (up) is to count or add up. tree →
4) If two things tally, they match or agree: the stories tally. tree →
5) "Tally ho!" is an old hunting cry shouted to show that the fox has been seen. tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths and data handling: tally charts record data quickly; you draw four lines and then a fifth line across them to make a gate of 5 (卌 shape), then count in fives. Science: tally the number of birds you see in a survey. Sport: a player's goal tally. Everyday: making sure the money tallies with the receipt.
examples
- We made a tally chart of our favourite fruits. tree →
- Draw a line across four tally marks to make five. tree →
- What is his goal tally this season? tree →
- Let's tally up the votes. tree →
- The two witnesses' stories did not tally. tree →
- Count the tally marks in fives. tree →
- Her tally of points was the highest in the class. tree →
- The Prince blew his horn and shouted: "Tally ho! tree →
note
Plural: tallies; verb: tallies, tallied (y to i), but tallying. Maths: one gate of tally marks = 5, so three gates and two lines = 17. «Tally» does not mean the same as «tall».
In the corpora
- Tallymen are party helpers who watch the Irish count and keep their own tally to guess the result early.
- Our brains remember disappointments more than good luck; keeping a simple tally shows the real numbers.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tally» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.