total
To add up; to calculate the sum ofTo add up; to calculate the sum of.
» You have our total support, Tom.
Du hast unsere volle Unterstützung, Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ти маєш нашу повну підтримку, Томе. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To add up; to calculate the sum of.
When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.
aufaddieren, zusammenaddieren, zusammennehmen
determine the sum of
To equal a total of; to amount to.
That totals seven times so far.
(US, slang, transitive)To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car.
schrotten
(intransitive)To amount to; to add up to.
It totals nearly a pound.
add up in number or quantity
Examples
421 sentencesYou have our total support, Tom.
Ти маєш нашу повну підтримку, Томе. — deniko
deDu hast unsere volle Unterstützung, Tom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What is the total number of students?
Яке загальне число студентів? — deniko
ruКаково общее число учеников? — Hellerick
deWie viele Schüler sind es insgesamt? — jakov
We sat in total silence.
Ми сиділи в повній тиші. — deniko
ruМы сидели в полной тишине. — shanghainese
deWir saßen in völliger Stille. — mayabe
It's all total nonsense.
Цілковита дурня. — bicolino34
ruВсё это полнейшая чепуха. — al_ex_an_der
Tom's car was totaled.
Машина Тома розбилася вщент. — deniko
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from tōtusFrom 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.
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Forms
totals, totaling, totaled, totaledSynonyms
17 synonymsWord family
40 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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