Tot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small amount (especially of a drink)

a young child

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒt/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɑːt/.

Examples

a tot of rum
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

toddler tally add yearling tote up add together bambino add up sum summate tot up total sum up

Parts of Speech

noun	a small amount (especially of a drink) “a tot of rum”
noun	a young child
verb	determine the sum of “Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”

Word Forms

toddle	verb	walk unsteadily
total	noun	the whole amount
sum	noun	the whole amount
summation	noun	the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
addible	adjective	capable of being added or added to
additive	adjective	designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
addable	adjective	capable of being added or added to
addition	noun	the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
adder	noun	a machine that adds numbers
tally	noun	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knirps

eine kleine Menge (insbesondere eines Getränks)

🇪🇸Spanish

nene

una pequeña cantidad (especialmente de una bebida)

🇮🇹Italian

totale

una piccola quantità (soprattutto di una bevanda)

🇵🇹Portuguese

pequeno

uma pequena quantidade (especialmente de uma bebida)

🇷🇺Russian

тотал

небольшое количество (особенно напитка)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टीओटी

थोड़ी मात्रा (विशेषकर किसी पेय की)

🇮🇳Tamil

டாட்

ஒரு சிறிய அளவு (குறிப்பாக ஒரு பானம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

టాట్

చిన్న మొత్తం (ముఖ్యంగా పానీయం)

🇮🇳Marathi

टोट

एक लहान रक्कम (विशेषतः पेय)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોટ

થોડી માત્રા (ખાસ કરીને પીણું)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಾಟ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಪಾನೀಯ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോട്ട്

ഒരു ചെറിയ തുക (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു പാനീയം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੋਟ

ਥੋੜੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਪੀਣ ਦੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوٹنا

تھوڑی مقدار (خاص طور پر ایک مشروب)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

总计

少量（尤其是饮料）

🇯🇵Japanese

全部

少量（特に飲み物）

🇰🇷Korean

더하다

소량(특히 음료수)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con

một lượng nhỏ (đặc biệt là đồ uống)

🇹🇭Thai

ทีโอที

เล็กน้อย (โดยเฉพาะเครื่องดื่ม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

total

sejumlah kecil (terutama minuman)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توت

كمية صغيرة (خاصة من الشراب)

🇮🇷Persian

کل

مقدار کمی (به خصوص نوشیدنی)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כּוֹסִית

כמות קטנה (במיוחד של משקה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tot'?

The primary meaning of 'tot' is 'a small amount (especially of a drink)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tot' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'tot' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tot' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tot' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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