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   Count

   /kount/

   

   verb

   • 1. determine the total number of (a collection of items): "I started to count the stars I could see" Similar add upadd togetherfind the sum ofsum upreckon upfigure upcalculatecomputeenumeratetotaltallyaddtot updated:cast upkeep a tally ofkeep a count ofkeep a record ofcount upcount offenumeratetellwork out
   • ▪ recite numbers in ascending order, usually starting at the number one: "hold the position as you count to five"
   • 2. take into account; include: "the staff has shrunk to four, or five if you count the summer intern" Similar includetake into accounttake account oftake into considerationallow forincorporate
   • ▪ regard or be regarded as possessing a specified quality or fulfilling a specified role: "she met some rebuffs from people she had counted as her friends" Similar considerthinkfeelregardlook on asview assee ashold to bejudgeadjudgerate asdeem to beaccountesteem
   • 3. be significant: "it did not matter what the audience thought—it was the critics that counted" Similar matterenter into considerationbe of consequencebe of accountbe significantsignifymean anythingmean a lotamount to anythingratebe importantbe influentialcarry weightweighmake an impressioninformal:cut any icehave any clout
   • ▪ (of a factor) play a part in influencing opinion for or against someone or something: "he hopes his sportsmanlike attitude will count in his favor"

   noun

   • 1. an act of determining the total number of something: "at the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding" Similar calculationenumerationcomputationreckoningcountingtellingtallytallyingtotting uppollcensuslistingregister
   • ▪ the total determined by counting: "there was a moderate increase in the white cell count in both patients" Similar amountnumbertallytotaltotal numbersum totalgrand totalfull amountaggregatewhole
   • 2. an act of reciting numbers in ascending order, up to the specified number: "hold it for a count of seven"
   • ▪ an act of reciting numbers up to ten by the referee when a boxer is knocked down, the boxer being considered knocked out if still down when ten is reached: "he dropped by the ropes to take a count of six on one knee"
   • ▪ the number of balls and strikes that have been charged to the batter, as recalculated with each pitch: "the count on Gwynn is 1 ball and 2 strikes"
   • 3. a point for discussion or consideration: "the program remained vulnerable on a number of counts"
   • ▪ a separate charge in an indictment: "he pleaded guilty to five counts of murder"
   • 4. the measure of the fineness of a yarn expressed as the weight of a given length or the length of a given weight.
   • ▪ a measure of the fineness of a woven fabric expressed as the number of warp or weft threads in a given length.

   Word Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old French counte (noun), counter (verb), from the verb computare ‘calculate’ (see compute).

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   Definition of count verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1 day ago · A count is the action of counting a particular set of things, or the number that you get when you have counted them. The final count in last month's referendum showed 56.7 per cent in favour. At the last count the police in the Rimini area had 247 people in custody. Synonyms: calculation, poll, reckoning, sum More Synonyms of count.

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   verb. uk / kaʊnt / us. count verb (CALCULATE) Add to word list. B1. to see how many people or things there are: She began to count the students to make sure everyone was there. I counted the money on the table. Fewer examples. I counted thirty people in the room by the time the talk started. Could you count these books and see how many we've got?

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   Definitions of count. verb. determine the number or amount of. “Can you count the books on your shelf?” “ Count your change” synonyms: enumerate, number, numerate. see more. verb. name or recite the numbers in ascending order. “The toddler could count to 100” see more. verb. put into a group.

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   count 1. (kount) v. count·ed, count·ing, counts. v.tr. 1. a. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number. b. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing. c. To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies. 2. Informal. a.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English count1 /kaʊnt/ S2 W3 verb 1 find the total [ transitive] (also count up) to calculate the total number of things or people in a group I was amazed at the number of plants – I counted 147. count (up) how many Count up how many ticks are in each box. 2 say numbers [ intransitive] (also count up) ...

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   noun. /kaʊnt/ Idioms. total. [usually singular] an act of counting to find the total number of somebody/something. If the election result is close, there will be a second count. The bus driver did a quick count of the empty seats. by somebody's count By my count there are eight tracks here that aren't on the band's three albums.