Total meaning in English

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Definition

total: complete, entire, whole adjectivenoun
totally: entirely, completely, absolutely, fully adverb
to total (500 dollars): to amount to, to equal, to add up to (500 dollars) verb
My purchases on e-Day totaled 50 Euros.

Examples

  • "No I totally haven't!"
  • "I'm a total arse, and I treat women like objects, and objects like women."
  • "Philip : Yeah dude, you're totally bald."
  • "No seriously, you're totally elitist."
  • "That would be totally uncool, man."
  • "Here is a list of steps which will need to be taken before a total recall (my favorite Schwarzenegger film by the way)."
  • "Bruno : Betty had taken me to a restaurant where dishes were served in total darkness, where diners abandoned their vision and used only their other senses to experience the food they were eating."
  • "I need you to produce and deliver a new, totally fabulous, Christmas card... TODAY!"
  • "It smells totally groovy, man."
  • "Employee : No, "totally tubular tonic"!"
  • "Philip : Harold, you totally got the future wrong."
  • "Total premium before discount"
  • "Total 12-month policy premium"
  • "Bruno Delavigne - Environmentally-conscious or total fraud?"
  • "Philip : I totally disagree."
  • "I remind you that your company, Soppy Soaps, owes The Delavigne Corporation a total of $178,921 for this order."
  • "Total rubbish."
  • "Dr. Loblaw : Mr. Jones, in my professional opinion, Mr. Gidyeon is totally freaking nuts."

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