tally on
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put one more mark on a list to keep track of how many things there are.
Literal meaning: To mark (tally) something onto an existing record.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To add a mark or entry to a running total or tally record.
"Every time a customer complained, the supervisor tallied it on the daily sheet."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
A relatively rare and specialised expression, more commonly encountered in regional or informal record-keeping contexts. 'Tally up' is far more widely used. May also appear in livestock or inventory management contexts.
Commonly used with
score count total mark record
Forms
Base
tally on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tallies on
he/she/it
Past simple
tallied on
yesterday
Past participle
tallied on
have + pp
-ing form
tallying on
continuous
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