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count

UK/kuːnt/ US/kaʊnt/ very common slang uk
verb (8) noun (3)

verb

1.

determine the number or amount of

  • “Can you count the books on your shelf?”
  • “Count your change”
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2.

have weight; have import, carry weight

  • “It does not matter much”
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3.

show consideration for; take into account

  • “You must consider her age”
  • “The judge considered the offender”
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4.

name or recite the numbers

  • “The toddler could count to 100”
5.

put into a group

  • “The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members”
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6.

include as if by counting

  • “I can count my colleagues in the opposition”
7.

have faith or confidence in

  • “you can count on me to help you any time”
  • “Look to your friends for support”
  • “You can bet on that!”
  • “Depend on your family in times of crisis”
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8.

take account of

  • “You have to reckon with our opponents”
  • “Count on the monsoon”
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noun

1.

the total number counted

  • “a blood count”
2.

the act of counting

  • “the counting continued for several hours”
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3.

a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl

Origin

From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“to compute”).

Phrases

  • ahead in the count Terms derived from count (noun)
  • behind in the count Terms derived from count (noun)
  • bit-count integrity Terms derived from count (noun)
  • blood count Terms derived from count (noun)
  • body count Terms derived from count (noun)
  • Borda count Terms derived from count (noun)
  • cell count Terms derived from count (noun)
  • complete blood count Terms derived from count (noun)
  • count palatinate
  • count palatine
  • grey count

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