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   count

   /kaʊnt/

   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: "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 European director" 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 sporting attitude will count in his favour"

   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 the position 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"
   • 3. a point for discussion or consideration: "the programme 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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › countCount Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of COUNT is to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number. How to use count in a sentence.

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   COUNT definition: 1. to say numbers one after the other in order, or to calculate the number of people or things in a…. Learn more.

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   Count definition: to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate. See examples of COUNT used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › countCount - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To count is to calculate how many or how much of something there is. A first grade teacher might stop and count her students before they board a bus after a field trip. You can count your money, adding up the dollars and quarters, or count the calories in the food you eat each day.

6. www.yourdictionary.com › countCount Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To add up, one by one, by units or groups, so as to get a total. Count the money.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcount verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOUNT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCOUNT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   COUNT definition: 1. to see how many people or things there are: 2. to say numbers in their correct order: 3. to…. Learn more.

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    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. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in. b.

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    count meaning, definition, what is count: to calculate the total number of things ...: Learn more.