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count

[ ˈkau̇nt]

count

verb

[ˈkau̇nt]

Definition of count

(Entry 1 of 3)

transitive verb

1a : to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number
//Count the pages of the manuscript.

b : to name the numbers in order up to and including
//Count ten.

c : to include in a tallying and reckoning
//about 100 present, counting children

d : to call aloud (beats or time units)
//Count cadence. Count the eighth notes.

2a : consider, account
//count oneself lucky

b : to record as of an opinion or persuasion
//Count me as uncommitted.

3 : to include or exclude by or as if by counting
//Count me in.

intransitive verb

1a : to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups
//count by fives

b : to count the units in a group
//She was interrupted while she was counting.

2 : to rely or depend on someone or something —used with on
//He counted on his parents to help with the expenses.

3 : add, total
//It counts up to a sizable amount.

4a : to have value or significance
//These are the people who really count. His opinions don't count for much.

b : to deserve to be regarded or considered
//a job so easy it hardly counts as work

and counting

: with more to come
//in business for 50 years and counting

count heads or count noses

: to count the number present

count on

: to look forward to as certain : anticipate
//counted on winning

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Verb

First Known Use of count

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for count

Verb and Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to consider

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French cunte, from Late Latin comit-, comes, from Latin, companion, one of the imperial court, from com- + ire to go — more at issue entry 1

Dictionary Entries near count

counsel of perfection

Phrases Related to count

count off (something)

count one's blessings

More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcount

Synonyms of count

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added

my count for the number of bird species and subspecies that visited the sanctuary that weekend was 43

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score

recount

2 a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person

she's been charged with two counts of larceny

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crimination

count

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of count (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added

count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around

Synonyms for count

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recount

2 to be of importance

punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview

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Phrases Synonymous with count

3 to place reliance or trust

I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move

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Near Antonyms for count

4 to think of in a particular way

I'm not sure I'd count that as a serious effort

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Phrases Synonymous with count

take for

More Definitions forcount

count

verb

English Language Learners Definition of count

: to add (people or things) together to find the total number

: to say numbers in order

: to include (someone or something) in a total

count

verb

\ ˈkau̇nt \

counted; counting

Kids Definition of count

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : to add one by one in order to find the total number
//Count the apples in the box.

2 : to name the numbers one by one, by groups, or in order up to a particular point
//Hide before I count ten. Count to 100 by fives.

3 : to include in thinking about
//Don't count Sunday as a work day.

4 : to have value, force, or importance
//Every vote counts.

5 : to consider or judge to be
//I count myself lucky.

count on

1 : to rely or depend on (someone) to do something
//I'm counting on you to help me out.

2 : to expect (something) to happen
//I wouldn't count on the test being postponed.

count

noun

Kids Definition of count (Entry 2 of 3)

1 : the act or process of naming numbers or adding one by one

2 : a total arrived at by adding
//a vote count

3 : any one crime that a person is charged with
//She is guilty on all counts.

count

noun

Kids Definition of count (Entry 3 of 3)

: a European nobleman whose rank is like that of a British earl

count

transitive verb

\ ˈkau̇nt \

Medical Definition of count

(Entry 1 of 2)

: to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved

count

noun

Medical Definition of count (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : the action or process of counting

b : a total obtained by counting

2 : the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample (as of blood) obtained by counting all or a subsample of them — see addis count, blood count, cell count, red blood count, white count

count

noun

Legal Definition of count

: charge specifically : a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or especially offense
//guilty on all counts