total

[ toht-l ]

/ ˈtoʊt l /

adjective

constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.

of or relating to the whole of something: the total effect of a play.

complete in extent or degree; absolute; unqualified; utter: a total failure.

involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc.; unqualified; all-out: total war.

noun

the total amount; sum; aggregate: a total of $200.

the whole; an entirety: the impressive total of Mozart's achievement.

verb (used with object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

to bring to a total; add up.

to reach a total of; amount to.

Slang. to wreck or demolish completely: He totaled his new car in the accident.

verb (used without object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

to amount (often followed by to).

Origin of total

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin tōtālis, equivalent to Latin tōt(us) entire + -ālis -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR total

1 complete.

5, 6 gross, totality.

6 See whole.

OTHER WORDS FROM total

qua·si-to·tal, adjective qua·si-to·tal·ly, adverb re·to·tal, verb (used with object), re·to·taled, re·to·tal·ing or (especially British) re·to·talled, re·to·tal·ling, noun su·per·to·tal, noun

un·to·taled, adjective un·to·talled, adjective

Words nearby total

tost, tostada, tostig, tot, tot., total, total allergy syndrome, total aphasia, total bases, total body hypothermia, total communication

British Dictionary definitions for quasi-totally

total

/ (ˈtəʊtəl) /

noun

the whole, esp regarded as the complete sum of a number of parts

adjective

complete; absolute the evening was a total failure; a total eclipse

(prenominal) being or related to a total the total number of passengers

verb -tals, -talling or -talled or US -tals, -taling or -taled

(when intr, sometimes foll by to) to amount to total six pounds

(tr) to add up to total a list of prices

(tr) slang to kill or badly injure (someone)

(tr) mainly US to damage (a vehicle) beyond repair

Derived forms of total

totally, adverb

Word Origin for total

C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin tōtālis, from Latin tōtus all

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total

adjective

noun

verb (used with object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

verb (used without object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

Origin of total

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British Dictionary definitions for quasi-totally

noun

adjective

verb -tals, -talling or -talled or US -tals, -taling or -taled

Derived forms of total

Word Origin for total

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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total

adjective

noun

verb (used with object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

verb (used without object), to·taled, to·tal·ing or (especially British) to·talled, to·tal·ling.

Origin of total

SYNONYMS FOR total

OTHER WORDS FROM total

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noun

adjective

verb -tals, -talling or -talled or US -tals, -taling or -taled

Derived forms of total

Word Origin for total

British Dictionary definitions for quasi-totally