Meaning of "tally-ho" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TALLY-HO

Perhaps from French taïaut cry used in hunting.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TALLY-HO

tally-ho  [ˌtælɪˈhəʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALLY-HO

Tally-Ho is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tally-ho in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES TALLY-HO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tally-ho

The phrase tally-ho is a largely British phrase, which originated from the game of foxhunting, and other forms of hunting with hounds, shouted when a rider or follower sees the fox. Today the term has evolved to have other meanings, most of which relate to 'pointing out' or 'spotting' a 'target'. For example, it is sometimes used as slang in air traffic control to verify a radar contact has been visually confirmed.

Definition of tally-ho in the English dictionary

The first definition of tally-ho in the dictionary is the cry of a participant at a hunt to encourage the hounds when the quarry is sighted. Other definition of tally-ho is an instance of crying tally-ho. Tally-Ho is also to make the cry of tally-ho.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TALLY-HO

PRESENT

Present

I tally-ho

you tally-ho

he/she/it tally-hoes

we tally-ho

you tally-ho

they tally-ho

Present continuous

I am tally-hoing

you are tally-hoing

he/she/it is tally-hoing

we are tally-hoing

you are tally-hoing

they are tally-hoing

Present perfect

I have tally-hoed

you have tally-hoed

he/she/it has tally-hoed

we have tally-hoed

you have tally-hoed

they have tally-hoed

Present perfect continuous

I have been tally-hoing

you have been tally-hoing

he/she/it has been tally-hoing

we have been tally-hoing

you have been tally-hoing

they have been tally-hoing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I tally-hoed

you tally-hoed

he/she/it tally-hoed

we tally-hoed

you tally-hoed

they tally-hoed

Past continuous

I was tally-hoing

you were tally-hoing

he/she/it was tally-hoing

we were tally-hoing

you were tally-hoing

they were tally-hoing

Past perfect

I had tally-hoed

you had tally-hoed

he/she/it had tally-hoed

we had tally-hoed

you had tally-hoed

they had tally-hoed

Past perfect continuous

I had been tally-hoing

you had been tally-hoing

he/she/it had been tally-hoing

we had been tally-hoing

you had been tally-hoing

they had been tally-hoing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tally-ho

you will tally-ho

he/she/it will tally-ho

we will tally-ho

you will tally-ho

they will tally-ho

Future continuous

I will be tally-hoing

you will be tally-hoing

he/she/it will be tally-hoing

we will be tally-hoing

you will be tally-hoing

they will be tally-hoing

Future perfect

I will have tally-hoed

you will have tally-hoed

he/she/it will have tally-hoed

we will have tally-hoed

you will have tally-hoed

they will have tally-hoed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tally-hoing

you will have been tally-hoing

he/she/it will have been tally-hoing

we will have been tally-hoing

you will have been tally-hoing

they will have been tally-hoing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tally-ho

you would tally-ho

he/she/it would tally-ho

we would tally-ho

you would tally-ho

they would tally-ho

Conditional continuous

I would be tally-hoing

you would be tally-hoing

he/she/it would be tally-hoing

we would be tally-hoing

you would be tally-hoing

they would be tally-hoing

Conditional perfect

I would have tally-ho

you would have tally-ho

he/she/it would have tally-ho

we would have tally-ho

you would have tally-ho

they would have tally-ho

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tally-hoing

you would have been tally-hoing

he/she/it would have been tally-hoing

we would have been tally-hoing

you would have been tally-hoing

they would have been tally-hoing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tally-ho
we let´s tally-ho
you tally-ho

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tally-ho

Past participle

tally-hoed

Present Participle

tally-hoing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF TALLY-HO

Find out the translation of tally-ho to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tally-ho from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tally-ho» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 理货浩
• Translator English - Spanish: Tally -ho
• English: tally-ho
• Translator English - Hindi: मिलान हो
• Translator English - Arabic: حصيلة حو
• Translator English - Russian: ату
• Translator English - Portuguese: tally -ho
• Translator English - Bengali: ট্যালি-হো
• Translator English - French: hallali
• Translator English - Malay: Tally-ho
• Translator English - German: Tally-Ho
• Translator English - Japanese: タリーホー
• Translator English - Korean: 쉭쉭
• Translator English - Javanese: Tally-ho
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tiếng kêu của người đi săn
• Translator English - Tamil: எண்ணிக்கை-ஹோ
• Translator English - Marathi: ताळा-हो
• Translator English - Turkish: yallah
• Translator English - Italian: tally -ho
• Translator English - Polish: tally -ho
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ату
• Translator English - Romanian: Tally -ho
• Translator English - Greek: ψηλά - ho
• Translator English - Afrikaans: halali
• Translator English - Swedish: tally - ho
• Translator English - Norwegian: Tally -ho

QUOTES WITH «TALLY-HO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tally-ho.

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Jonas Armstrong

Robin Hood is often seen as the hands-on-hips, archetypal, tally-ho hero. But, realistically, the one calling the shots wouldn't be at the front shouting about it. He'd be the one you don't expect.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALLY-HO»

Discover the use of tally-ho in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tally-ho and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Tally-Ho !: Yankee in a Spitfire

An account of the author's experiences in the R. A. F. during 1940-41.

Arthur Gerald Donahue, 1941

From Tally-Ho to Forest Home

Finally, the book discusses the 20th century successes and failures in the sugar business.

William D. Reeves, 2005

The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage

Can the Find-Outers help track it down? The Mystery series follows the adventures of ‘The Five Find Outers’- Pip, Bets, Larry, Daisy and Fatty, as they solve the most unusual crime cases with the help of their dog Buster.

Enid Blyton, 2013

Tally-Ho Green

The Army wasn't what he was expecting, but Weitzel manages to combine his life training with the Army's training, and survived for a year "in country." And so here are his observations, good and bad, as a sergeant in a combat platoon.

Warren P. Weitzel, 2011

Tally Ho the Fox: The Foundation for Building ...

The typical Christian is unemployed as far as Christ's standard of employment is concerned, and the typical employed Christian is often under-employed, spending much time and effort in activities that show very little result in reaching and ...

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Tally Ho

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Helen Mathers, 2010

Tally-Ho, Cornelius!

Jerry Cornelius comes back to life as a most improbable Anglican theologian in this lively tale of love, God's will and the New World Order.

Carter Kaplan, 2008

The Dublin University Magazine

Tallv-ho ! Tally-ho ! Tally-ho ! &c. &c. Hurrah for the chase ! tho' we meet not the glance Or the sweet voice of woman in this our wild dance, Yet gaily lead off I in her voice soft and low, There's more danger by far than in loud Tally-ho ! Tally-ho !

‎1843

Tally Ho!: From the Battle of Britain to the Defence of Darwin

WORLD HISTORY: SECOND WORLD WAR. Persuaded to tell his story to air historian and well established aviation author Norman Franks, the result is a very readable account of Bob Foster's flying years.

Robert W. Foster, 2008

Tally-Ho

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The phrase tally-ho is a largely British phrase, used in foxhunting, shouted when a rider sees the fox.

Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALLY-HO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tally-ho is used in the context of the following news items.

Column 8: The useful Tally-ho

"Wednesday's mention of Tally-ho cigarette papers brings back memories," writes John Tapner, of North Turramurra. "As a working watchmaker many years ago, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»

Tally-ho! Meet the real star of Poldark: He's tall, dark and handsome …

His dark, brooding good looks are now a hallmark of Sunday night television. Almost every scene in Britain's favourite period drama seems to open or close with ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»

Tally-Ho playing cards are great for magic tricks

If you're looking for quality long-lasting budget playing cards, I highly recommend Tally-Ho cards. They're inexpensive and can be subjected to being bent and ... «Boing Boing, Jan 15»

10 years since hunting ban and tally-ho brigade are still prancing …

Dressing up in silly costumes and parading around at this time of year is fine if you're a kid – but this lot should know better. Ten years after the Labour ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 14»

Frankel half-brother Morpheus to Tally-Ho

MORPHEUS, an Oasis Dream half-brother to exceptional dual world champion Frankel, has been retired and will start his stallion career at Tally-Ho Stud in ... «Racing Post Bloodstock, Nov 14»

Tally-Ho on Targets for New Horizons After Pluto

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have located at least one and possibly three Kuiper Belt objects that NASA's New Horizons spacecraft can ... «Discovery News, Oct 14»

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Tally-ho! by B.A. Nilsson on August 28, 2014. Man of Kent Tavern, 4452 Route 7, Hoosick Falls, 686-9917, manofkenttavern.com. Serving 11-10 Mon-Thu, 11-11 ... «Metroland, Aug 14»

Tally-ho as hunting season begins in spectacular style

Side-saddle riders braved the elements in the Leicestershire countryside to get this year's season for the Quorn Hunt off to a magnificent start. A record number ... «Leicester Mercury, Oct 13»