total
/ˈtəʊtl/adjective
उच्चारण टोटल
कुल, पूरा, संपूर्ण
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[usually before noun]
being the amount or number after everyone or everything is counted or added together
कुल, पूरा, संपूर्ण
- The total cost of the trip was ten thousand rupees.
- the total number of candidates
- The total number of seats in the hall is four hundred.
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- What is the total amount due on the bill?
- The total cost came to less than we expected.
Synonyms entire whole complete full gross
Opposite partial incomplete net
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the amount you get when you add several numbers or amounts together
योग, कुल राशि
- She scored a total of 165 marks.
- in total
- The total of the three bills is ninety rupees.
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- In total, ten students got full marks.
- Add up the numbers and write the total at the bottom.
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[T] ~ sth
to reach a particular total
कुल योग होना
- Prizes totalled one lakh rupees.
- The monthly expenses total about thirty thousand rupees.
- The marks of all five papers total four hundred and twenty.
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- Their debts totalled several lakh rupees.
- Sales totalled two crore rupees last year.
Synonyms add up to amount to come to reach
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
total (noun): a total of + number / in total
Total as a noun is the final amount after adding. Say a total of 50 marks, or 50 marks in total. In total comes at the end of the clause.
Noun के रूप में 'total' जोड़ने के बाद की अंतिम राशि है। 'A total of 50 marks' या '50 marks in total' कहा जाता है। 'In total' वाक्य के अंत में आता है।
- A total of 120 students appeared for the test.
- The trip cost five thousand rupees in total.
total (adjective) + noun
As an adjective, total means complete or whole and comes before a noun. It is not used after a verb in this meaning.
Adjective के रूप में 'total' का अर्थ पूरा या संपूर्ण है और यह noun से पहले आता है। इस अर्थ में यह verb के बाद नहीं आता।
- The total cost of the project was lower than expected.
- There was total silence in the examination hall.
total (verb): total + amount / total up to
As a verb, total means to reach a final amount. The subject is the thing being added. The past forms are totalled in British English and totaled in American English.
Verb के रूप में 'total' का अर्थ अंतिम राशि तक पहुँचना है। Subject वह चीज़ होती है जिसे जोड़ा जा रहा है। British English में past form 'totalled' होती है, American English में 'totaled'।
- Her scores in all five subjects totalled 430.
- The damage from the flood totalled several crore rupees.
the grand total / sum total / in total vs. on the whole
Grand total is the final amount of all sub-totals. Sum total is the whole amount or result. On the whole means in general, so do not confuse it with in total.
Grand total सभी sub-totals को जोड़कर बनी अंतिम राशि है। Sum total कुल राशि या परिणाम है। 'On the whole' का अर्थ सामान्य रूप से है, इसलिए इसे 'in total' से न मिलाएँ।
- The grand total of the bill came to nine thousand rupees.
- On the whole, the results were good.
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adjective + total
grandfinalrunningoverallcombined
- The running total showed Radhika had already scored seventy runs.
verb + total
add up to areach acalculate thecheck thecome to a
- Please check the total before you pay the bill.
total + noun
amountnumbercosteclipsemarks
- A total eclipse of the sun was visible in parts of India.
total + abstract noun
silencefailureconfusiondarknessstrangers
- The room was in total darkness after the power cut.
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- The total number of seats in the exam hall is two hundred.
परीक्षा-कक्ष में सीटों की कुल संख्या दो सौ है।
- He was a total stranger to the village but the people welcomed him.
वह गाँव के लिए बिलकुल अजनबी था, फिर भी लोगों ने उसका स्वागत किया।
- If you add all the donations, the total comes to fifty thousand rupees.
यदि आप सभी दान जोड़ें, तो कुल राशि पचास हज़ार रुपये बैठती है।
- The cricketer totalled over four thousand runs in Test matches.
उस क्रिकेटर ने टेस्ट मैचों में चार हज़ार से अधिक रन बनाए।
- The old car was a total wreck after the accident.
दुर्घटना के बाद वह पुरानी कार पूरी तरह बेकार हो गई थी।
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✗ A total of 40 students was present in the class.
✓ A total of 40 students were present in the class.
With a total of + plural noun, the verb is plural.
'A total of' के बाद plural noun हो तो verb plural आती है।
✗ The total numbers of candidates are 500.
✓ The total number of candidates is 500.
Use the singular number with the total, and a singular verb.
'The total' के साथ singular 'number' और singular verb आती है।
✗ Total eight students were absent today.
✓ A total of eight students were absent today.
Total as a noun needs a total of before a number.
संख्या से पहले noun 'total' के लिए 'a total of' चाहिए।
✗ The total cost of the repairs were five thousand rupees.
✓ The total cost of the repairs was five thousand rupees.
The subject is the singular cost, so the verb is was.
Subject singular 'cost' है, इसलिए verb 'was' आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
to·tal
§Grammar and usage
'a total of + plural noun' takes a plural verb ('A total of fifty students were selected'); 'the total' takes a singular verb ('The total is fifty').
'a total of + plural noun' के साथ plural verb ('A total of fifty students were selected'); 'the total' के साथ singular verb ('The total is fifty')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In total, grand total, total eclipse, total war.
Collocations: in total (कुल मिलाकर), grand total (अंतिम कुल योग), total eclipse (पूर्ण ग्रहण), total war (ऐसा युद्ध जिसमें सारे संसाधन झोंक दिए जाएँ)।