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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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   What is the meaning of Count?

   • 1. to check over one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name the numerals up to: Close your eyes and count to ten. 4. to include in a reckoning; take into account: Count her among the chosen. 5. to reckon to the credit of another; ascribe; impute.

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   What is a count in law?

   • In law, a count is one of a number of charges brought against someone in court. 12. 13. 14. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an British earl. Her father was a Polish Count. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What does count up mean?

   • Count up means the same as count. Couldn't we just count up our ballots and bring them to the courthouse? [VERB PARTICLE noun] 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.

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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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   to say numbers one after the other in order, or to calculate the number of people or things in a group: The teachers counted the students as they got on to the bus. Count your money carefully to make sure it's all there.

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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.

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   Define count. count synonyms, count pronunciation, count translation, English dictionary definition of count. v. count·ed , count·ing , counts v. tr. 1. a. To name or list one by one in order to determine a total; number. b. To recite numerals in ascending order up...

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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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   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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   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.