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total
- /ˈtəʊ.tl̩/ UK
- /ˈtoʊ.tl̩/ US
- [tʰoʊ̯ɾɫ] US
- [tʰɔɾɫ] US
Rhymes with -əʊtəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtus (“all, whole, entire”) + -ālis, the former element of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Oscan touto (“community, city-state”), Umbrian 𐌕𐌏𐌕𐌀𐌌 (totam, “tribe”, acc.), Old English þēod (“a nation, people, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”). More at English Dutch, English thede.
noun totals · totall
- An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall.
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Sum.
The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15.
Similar: sum
adjective more total · most total · totall
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Entire; relating to the whole of something.
The total book is rubbish from start to finish. The total number of votes cast is 3,270.
Similar: entire
- Complete; absolute. He is a total failure.
- Defined on all possible inputs. The Ackermann function is one of the simplest and earliest examples of a total computable function that is not primitive recursive.
- Left total: Such that for every x in X there is a y in Y with x R y.
- Such that any two elements are comparable, i.e. for all a and b, either a ≤ b, or b ≤ a.
Similar: full, whole, absolute, complete, utter, abject, frightful, prize, clean, arrant, categoric, categorical, consummate, decided, downright, full-blown, full-bore, full-on, mere, outright, out-and-out, perfect, precious, proper, pure, stark, rank, regular, right, root and branch · Opposite: attenuated, conditional, depleted, half-assed, half-baked, hollowed out, incomplete, limited, mitigated, nontotal, partial, relative, reserved
verb totals · totaling · totalling · totaled · totalled
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To add up; to calculate the sum of.
When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.
Similar: sum
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To equal a total of; to amount to.
That totals seven times so far.
Similar: make
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sum up, sum, tot up, add up, summate, amount, add, number, aggregate, overall, come, complete, totality, entire, whole, full
adjective
Similar: full, whole, absolute, complete, utter, abject, frightful, prize, clean, arrant, categoric, categorical, consummate, decided, downright, full-blown, full-bore, full-on, mere, outright, out-and-out, perfect, precious, proper, pure, stark, rank, regular, right, root and branch · Opposite: attenuated, conditional, depleted, half-assed, half-baked, hollowed out, incomplete, limited, mitigated, nontotal, partial, relative, reserved
Translations
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noun amount
| Español | total, montante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 합계 hapgye |
| 日本語 | 総計 sōkei, 合計 gōkei |
| 中文 | 總計 /总计 zǒngjì |
| Kiswahili | idadi |
| Português | total |
| Français | total |
| Deutsch | Gesamtbetrag, Gesamtsumme |
| Italiano | totale |
| Ελληνικά | σύνολο sýnolo |
| Русский | ито́г itóg, су́мма súmma |
| Tiếng Việt | tổng, tổng cộng |
| العربية | مَجْمُوع majmūʕ |
noun sum
| Español | suma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 합계 hapgye |
| 日本語 | 総額 sōgaku, 和 wa, 総和 sōwa |
| 中文 | 總數 /总数 zǒngshù, 總和 /总和 zǒnghé |
| Kiswahili | jumla |
| Português | soma |
| Français | somme |
| Deutsch | Summe |
| Italiano | somma |
| Ελληνικά | άθροισμα áthroisma |
| Русский | су́мма súmma |
| Tiếng Việt | tổng |
| العربية | مَجْمُوع majmūʕ |
adj entire
| Español | total |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 全部 zenbu |
| 中文 | 全體的 /全体的 quántǐ de, 整個 /整个 zhěnggè, 全部的 quánbù de |
| Português | total |
| Français | entier, tout, total |
| Deutsch | ganz, gesamt |
| Italiano | totale, intero |
| Ελληνικά | ολικός olikós, συνολικός synolikós |
| Русский | це́лый célyj, весь vesʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tổng cộng, toàn bộ |
adj complete
| Español | total |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 完全な kanzen-na |
| 中文 | 完全 wánquán |
| Português | completo |
| Français | total |
| Deutsch | komplett, total |
| Ελληνικά | παντελής pantelís, πλήρης plíris |
| Русский | по́лный pólnyj, тота́льный totálʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | hoàn toàn, toàn tập |
verb to add up
| Français | totaliser |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | aufaddieren, zusammenaddieren, zusammennehmen |
| Ελληνικά | αθροίζω athroízo |
verb to demolish
| Español | hacer pelota, inutilizar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | schrotten |
| Ελληνικά | καταστρέφω katastréfo, κατεδαφίζω katedafízo |
verb (intransitive) to amount to
| Ελληνικά | ανέρχομαι anérchomai |
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