answer vs tally
tally vs answeranswer and tally both are nouns.
answer and tally both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| answer | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| tally | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
tally is a hypernym of
answer; that is, tally is a
word with a broader meaning than answer:
- answer: match or correspond
- tally: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
| answer (noun) | tally (noun) |
|---|---|
| a nonverbal reaction | the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order |
| the speech act of replying to a question | a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely |
| a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation | a bill for an amount due |
| a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem | |
| the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims |
| answer (verb) | tally (verb) |
|---|---|
| give the correct answer or solution to | determine the sum of |
| respond to a signal | keep score, as in games |
| understand the meaning of | gain points in a game |
| react to a stimulus or command | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics |
| react verbally | |
| give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) | |
| be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of | |
| match or correspond | |
| be liable or accountable | |
| be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity |
Words related to "answer"
- Urim and Thummim
- agree
- answerable
- answerer
- be
- bridge over
- bridle
- call back
- check
- come back
- conform to
- correspond
- counter
- defence
- defense
- denouement
- do
- evasive answer
- feed back
- feedback
- field
- figure out
- fill
- fit
- fulfil
- fulfill
- function
- gibe
- go a long way
- go around
- jibe
- jurisprudence
- keep going
- law
- lick
- live up to
- match
- measure up
- meet
- nolo contendere
- non vult
- plea
- pleading
- puzzle out
- qualify
- question
- react
- reaction
- rebut
- refutation
- refute
- rejoin
- repay
- reply
- rescript
- resolution
- resolve
- respond
- response
- result
- retort
- return
- riposte
- sass
- satisfy
- say
- serve
- solution
- solve
- solvent
- state
- statement
- suffice
- tally
- tell
- tide over
- work
- work out
Words related to "tally"
- accord
- account
- ace
- add
- add together
- add up
- adhere
- advance
- agree
- align
- answer
- ball
- baseball
- baseball game
- be
- bear out
- befit
- beseem
- bill
- blood count
- census
- chalk up
- check
- check out
- coincide
- compete
- concord
- consist
- consort
- contend
- convert
- correlate
- correspond
- corroborate
- count
- countdown
- counting
- drive in
- duplicate
- eagle
- earned run
- enter
- enumerate
- enumeration
- equal
- equalise
- equalize
- fit
- fit in
- gain
- gain ground
- get
- get ahead
- get even
- gibe
- harmonise
- harmonize
- have
- hole up
- homer
- homologize
- investigating
- investigation
- invoice
- jibe
- kick
- look
- make
- make headway
- match
- miscount
- nose count
- nosecount
- number
- numerate
- numeration
- par
- parallel
- pattern
- poll
- pull ahead
- put down
- rack up
- rbi
- reckoning
- record
- recount
- resemble
- rhyme
- rime
- run
- run batted in
- score
- shoot
- sperm count
- square
- suit
- sum
- sum up
- summate
- support
- tot
- tot up
- total
- tote up
- twin
- underpin
- unearned run
- vie
- walk
- win
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