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# tally

«tally» in Mova's school dictionary: **a record of a count, often made by drawing small lines: a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#m1)

2) A tally is the total number counted so far: his goal tally this season. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#m2)

3) To tally (up) is to count or add up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#m3)

4) If two things tally, they match or agree: the stories tally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#m4)

5) "Tally ho!" is an old hunting cry shouted to show that the fox has been seen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#m5)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#x1)
- Draw a line across four tally marks to make five. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#x2)
- What is his goal tally this season? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#x3)
- Let's tally up the votes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#x4)
- The two witnesses' stories did not tally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#x5)
- Count the tally marks in fives. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#x6)
- Her tally of points was the highest in the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#x7)
- The Prince blew his horn and shouted: "Tally ho! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/9-around-the-english-speaking-world-canada-australia-ireland-new-zealand/13/)
- [Our brains remember disappointments more than good luck; keeping a simple tally shows the real numbers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/172-loot-boxes-streaks-and-the-sunk-cost/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tally» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tally/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.