English Verbs Referring to "Quantity and Measurement"

to tally

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to find the total by adding up individual items or numbers

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After counting the votes, they will tally the results to determine the winner.

The cashier will tally the purchases to calculate the total amount owed.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to enumerate

Verb

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to list and determine the quantity or total of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to compute

Verb

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to calculate or determine a value using mathematical operations

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to calculate

Verb

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to find a number or amount using mathematics

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to gauge

Verb

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to determine the size or dimensions of an object using a measuring tool or device

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to exceed

Verb

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to surpass a set standard or limit in scope or size

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to top

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to surpass someone or something in quality, performance, or achievement

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to outweigh

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to have more value, effect or importance than other things

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to outnumber

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to be greater in number than someone or something else

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to run over

Verb

/ɹˈʌn ˈoʊvɚ/

to exceed the anticipated duration of something

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

run

phrase's particle

over

to number

Verb

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ʌ

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to count or enumerate a set or group in order to determine its quantity or identify individual items

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to amount to

Verb

/ɐmˈaʊnt tuː/

to reach a specified total when different amounts are added together

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

amount

phrase's particle

to

to tot up

Verb

/tˈɑːt ˈʌp/

Informal

to calculate and find the total by adding together various numbers or amounts

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

tot

phrase's particle

up

to add up to

Verb

/ˈæd ˈʌp tuː/

to amount to a particular total

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

add

phrase's particle

up to

to count

Verb

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k

o

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ʊ

n

t

to determine the number of people or objects in a group

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to measure

Verb

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ə

r

e

to find out the exact size of something or someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to meter

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to measure something using a device designed for measuring a particular quantity such as length, volume, or electricity

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to size

Verb

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aɪ

z

e

to adjust or make something to a particular or suitable size

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to weigh

Verb

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ei

eɪ

gh

to discover how heavy someone or something is

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to quantify

Verb

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f

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to measure or express something as a number or amount

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to mensurate

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ʃ

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t

e

to measure or determine the dimensions or size of something or someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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