Tally - English meaning

verb

Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition).

Usage examples:

The powers accorded to the head of state

noun

An official agreement or treaty.

Usage examples:

Opposition groups refused to sign the accord

noun

A formal agreement, or the condition of agreeing

Usage examples:

[ c ] both parties signed an accord last week in geneva that may finally bring an end to the confli…

verb

Have the same opinion about something; concur.

Usage examples:

I completely agree with your recent editorial

verb

To have the same opinion

Usage examples:

Ann and i never seem to agree., agree with i agree with you on this issue., agree about my father a…

verb

To decide something together

Usage examples:

They agreed not to tell anyone about what had happened., we couldn't agree on what to buy., uk we f…

phrase

If you are in tune with people or ideas, you understand or agree with them, and if you are out of tune with them, you do not

Usage examples:

Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want., her theories were out o…

verb

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.

Usage examples:

The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available

verb

Make a mathematical computation

verb

To judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have, and adding, taking away, multiplying, or dividing numbers

Usage examples:

The cost of the damage caused by the recent storms has been calculated as/at over £5 million., the …

verb

Occur at the same time.

Usage examples:

Publication is timed to coincide with a major exhibition

verb

To happen at or near the same time

Usage examples:

Coincide with i timed my holiday to coincide with the children's., if the heavy rain had coincided …

verb

To be the same or similar

Usage examples:

Our views coincide on a range of subjects., if our schedules coincide, we'll go to spain together.

verb

Reckon or calculate (a figure or amount).

Usage examples:

The hire charge is computed on a daily basis

verb

Make a mathematical calculation

verb

To calculate something using mathematics or a calculator (= a device for doing mathematical processes)

verb

Be of the same opinion; agree.

Usage examples:

The authors concurred with the majority

verb

To agree or have the same opinion as someone else

Usage examples:

He said the mayor should not be reelected, and the voters concurred.

verb

To agree with someone or something

Usage examples:

Concur with sb/sth the new report concurs with previous findings., concur that the board members co…

verb

Comply with rules, standards, or laws.

Usage examples:

The kitchen does not conform to hygiene regulations

verb

To behave according to a group’s usual standards and expectations, or to operate according to a rule

Usage examples:

The contract requires that managers conform to high standards of personal conduct., wood-burning st…

verb

To obey a rule or reach the necessary stated standard

Usage examples:

Conform to sth 70% of these imports come from pigs raised under conditions that would not conform t…

verb

Have a mutual relationship or connection, in which one thing affects or depends on another.

Usage examples:

The study found that success in the educational system correlates highly with class

noun

Each of two or more related or complementary things.

Usage examples:

Strategies to promote health should pay greater attention to financial hardship and other correlate…

verb

If two things correlate, or are correlated, they are connected, and affect each other

Usage examples:

Correlate to sth at this point, the advertising hasn't correlated to an increase in sales., correla…

verb

Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.

Usage examples:

The carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of edgcote house

verb

To be similar or the same in some way

Usage examples:

Her version of that meeting does not correspond with what i remember (= i remember it differently).…

verb

To communicate with someone by letter or email

Usage examples:

Correspond with sb there has been some problem in the way insurers are corresponding with customers…

verb

Determine the total number of (a collection of items).

Usage examples:

I started to count the stars i could see

noun

An act of determining the total number of something.

Usage examples:

At the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding

noun

A foreign nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an earl.

Usage examples:

He is now a prisoner in a tower of the count's palace

noun

A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing in a different place or situation.

Usage examples:

The minister held talks with his french counterpart

noun

A person or thing that has the same position or purpose as another person or thing in a different place or organization

Usage examples:

The president will meet with his brazilian counterpart tomorrow.

noun

A person or thing that does the same job or has the same function as a person or thing in a different organization, etc.

Usage examples:

Why should women in top managerial positions earn less than their male counterparts?, for the first…

noun

A joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons) on one piece which interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises) in another.

Usage examples:

The joints would all be familiar to a carpenter - mortise and tenons, dovetails and wedges - but th…

verb

Join together by means of a dovetail.

Usage examples:

He explained his enthusiasm for bees, from a small child of eight years old and his stories of his …

verb

To fit together well, or to cause something to fit together well with something else

Usage examples:

[ i ] our plans dovetailed, and we were able to meet that evening.

adjective

Exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.

Usage examples:

A duplicate set of keys

noun

One of two or more identical things.

Usage examples:

Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates

verb

Short for duplicate bridge.

verb

Mention (a number of things) one by one.

Usage examples:

There is not space to enumerate all his works

verb

To name things separately, one by one

Usage examples:

The salesman enumerated the features of the car.

verb

Consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another.

Usage examples:

Customers equate their name with quality

verb

To consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing

Usage examples:

Equate something with something he complained that there was a tendency to equate right-wing politi…

adjective

Of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose.

Usage examples:

The house was not fit for human habitation

verb

Be of the right shape and size for.

Usage examples:

Those jeans still fit me

noun

The particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits.

Usage examples:

The dress was a perfect fit

verb

Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.

Usage examples:

We harmonize a scale using only the notes from that particular key

verb

To add a harmony to a tune

Usage examples:

[ i ] i can sing a tune, but i find it hard to harmonize., [ t ] we need to harmonize the different…

verb

To make systems or laws the same or similar in different companies, countries, etc. so that they can work together more easily

Usage examples:

Initiatives to harmonize world tax systems have been met with much resistance., flexible working ar…

noun

An insulting or mocking remark; a taunt.

Usage examples:

A jibe at his old rivals

verb

Make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer.

Usage examples:

Some cynics in the media might jibe

verb

Be in accord; agree.

Usage examples:

The verdict does not jibe with the medical evidence

noun

A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.

Usage examples:

A boxing match

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.

Usage examples:

He struck a match against the wall

noun

The sexual partner of a bird or other animal.

Usage examples:

A male bird sings to court a mate

verb

(of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate.

Usage examples:

Successful males may mate with many females

verb

Short for checkmate (noun).

verb

Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.

Usage examples:

The amount of water collected is measured in pints

noun

A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Cost-cutting measures

verb

Determine the dimensions of something or somebody

adjective

(of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

Usage examples:

Parallel lines never meet

noun

A person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.

Usage examples:

A challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century

verb

Be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance; run or lie parallel to.

Usage examples:

A big concrete gutter that paralleled the road

verb

Express or measure the quantity of.

Usage examples:

It is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy

noun

A measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.

Usage examples:

The island has the lowest crime rate in the world

verb

Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.

Usage examples:

They were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres

verb

Scold (someone) angrily.

Usage examples:

He rated the young man soundly for his want of respect

verb

Establish by calculation.

Usage examples:

His debts were reckoned at £300,000

verb

To calculate an amount based on facts or on your expectations

Usage examples:

Do you reckon this watch has a little value?, [ + that clause ] brusca reckons that the value of al…

verb

To calculate an amount

Usage examples:

Fees are reckoned in euros but can be paid in any currency., the authors reckon that public sector …

noun

A thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome.

Usage examples:

The tower collapsed as a result of safety violations

verb

Occur or follow as the consequence of something.

Usage examples:

Anger may result from an argument

noun

Something that happens or exists because of something else

Usage examples:

The mayor says crime is lower as a result of good police work., a lot of people survived the crash …

noun

The number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual.

Usage examples:

The final score was 4–3 to royston

verb

Gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game.

Usage examples:

Mccartney scored a fine goal

verb

A number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest

noun

A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.

Usage examples:

A grid of ruled squares

adjective

Having the shape or approximate shape of a square.

Usage examples:

A square table

adverb

Directly; straight.

Usage examples:

The ball hit me square in the forehead

noun

A set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt.

Usage examples:

A pinstriped suit

verb

Be convenient for or acceptable to.

Usage examples:

What time would suit you?

verb

To be convenient or work well for someone or something

Usage examples:

What time suits you best?, the job of a salesman seems to suit him., that new hairstyle really suit…

noun

A particular amount of money.

Usage examples:

They could not afford such a sum

verb

Find the sum of (two or more amounts).

Usage examples:

If we sum these equations we obtain x

adjective

Comprising the whole number or amount.

Usage examples:

A total cost of £4,000

noun

The whole number or amount of something.

Usage examples:

He scored a total of thirty-three points

verb

Amount in number to.

Usage examples:

They were left with debts totalling £6,260

collocation

Find the solution to or understand the meaning of

phrasal verb

Plan or devise something in detail.

Usage examples:

We need to work out a seating plan

phrasal verb

Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.

Usage examples:

The interest rate is worked out by adding a certain amount to the current base rate