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ˈkau̇nt  dialectal  ˈkyau̇nt

verb

transitive verb

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.

to name the numbers in order up to and including

Count ten.

to include in a tallying and reckoning

about 100 present, counting children

to call aloud (beats or time units) Count the eighth notes.

Count cadence.

consider, account

count oneself lucky

to record as of an opinion or persuasion

Count me as uncommitted.

to include or exclude by or as if by counting

Count me in.

intransitive verb

to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups

count by fives

to count the units in a group

She was interrupted while she was counting.

to rely or depend on someone or something—used with on

He counted on his parents to help with the expenses.

add, total

It counts up to a sizable amount.

to have value or significance His opinions don't count for much.

These are the people who really count.

to deserve to be regarded or considered

a job so easy it hardly counts as work

noun (1)

the action or process of counting

a total obtained by counting : tally

reckoning, account

consideration, estimation

allegation, chargespecifically: one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment

guilty on all counts

a specific point under consideration : issue

disagreeing on this count

the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them

bacteria count

the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down see also down for the count, take the count

He took a count of nine before getting up.

the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn

The count stood at 3 and 2.

score

tied the count with a minute to play

a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces

the number of threads per square inch in a cloth

noun (2)

a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl

verb

transitive verb

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.

to name the numbers in order up to and including

Count ten.

to include in a tallying and reckoning

about 100 present, counting children

to call aloud (beats or time units) Count the eighth notes.

Count cadence.

consider, account

count oneself lucky

to record as of an opinion or persuasion

Count me as uncommitted.

to include or exclude by or as if by counting

Count me in.

intransitive verb

to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups

count by fives

to count the units in a group

She was interrupted while she was counting.

to rely or depend on someone or something—used with on

He counted on his parents to help with the expenses.

add, total

It counts up to a sizable amount.

to have value or significance His opinions don't count for much.

These are the people who really count.

to deserve to be regarded or considered

a job so easy it hardly counts as work

noun (1)

the action or process of counting

a total obtained by counting : tally

reckoning, account

consideration, estimation

allegation, chargespecifically: one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment

guilty on all counts

a specific point under consideration : issue

disagreeing on this count

the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them

bacteria count

the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down see also down for the count, take the count

He took a count of nine before getting up.

the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn

The count stood at 3 and 2.

score

tied the count with a minute to play

a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces

the number of threads per square inch in a cloth

noun (2)

a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl

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

The first known use of count was in the 14th century

count1 of 3verb

to add one by one so as to find the total number of a group of things

count the apples in a box

to name the consecutive numbers up to and including

count ten

to recite the numbers one by one or by groups

count to one hundred by fives

to include in a tally

forty present, counting children

consider sense 3

count myself lucky

to include or leave out by or as if by counting count me out

count me in

to have value or importance

every vote counts

to deserve to be regarded or considered

a job so easy it hardly counts as work

count2 of 3noun

the act or process of counting

a total obtained by counting : tally

a charge of wrongdoingespecially: a separate item in a legal accusation

guilty on all counts

the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn

count3 of 3noun

a European nobleman whose rank is equal to that of a British earl