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Definition: Meaning of, count in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kaʊnt /

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count counted counted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
counting counts
  1. find the total also count up [transitive] to calculate the total number of things or people in a group
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  2. say numbers also count up [intransitive] to say numbers in order, one by one or in groups
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  3. be allowed [intransitive and transitive] to be allowed or accepted, or to allow or accept something, according to a standard, set of ideas, or set of rules
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  4. include [transitive] to include someone or something in a total
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  5. consider something [transitive] to consider someone or something in a particular way
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  6. important [intransitive not in progressive] to be important or valuable
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  7. I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand spoken used to emphasize how small the number of something is
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  8. don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) spoken used to say that you should not make plans that depend on something good happening, because it might not
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  9. count your blessings spoken used to tell someone to be grateful for the good things in their life
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  10. count the cost to start having problems as a result of your earlier decisions or mistakes
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  11. who's counting? used to say that you are not worried about the number of times something happens - often used humorously
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  12. count sheep to imagine a line of sheep jumping over a fence, one at a time, and count them as a way of getting to sleep
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count counts
[countable]
  1. total the process of counting, or the total that you get when you count things
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  2. measurement a measurement that shows how much of a substance is present in a place, area etc that is being examined
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  3. lose count to forget a number you were calculating or a total you were trying to count
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  4. keep count to keep a record of the changing total of something over a period of time
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  5. on all/several/both etc counts in every way, in several ways etc
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  6. at the last count according to the latest information about a particular situation
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  7. be out for the count to be in a deep sleep
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  8. be out for the count if a BOXER is out for the count, he has been knocked down for ten seconds or more
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  9. law technical one of the crimes that someone is charged with
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  10. rank/title a European NOBLEMAN with a high rank
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count used in phrases

count used in phrasal verbs

  • count against (phrasal verb)
    1. count against someone to be a disadvantage in a particular situation
  • count down (phrasal verb)
    1. to wait for something to happen, usually noticing every day or moment that passes until it happens
  • count in (phrasal verb)
    1. count someone in to include someone in your plans
  • count on (phrasal verb)
    1. count on someone to depend on someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you
    2. used in a humorous way for saying that you know someone will behave in a particular way
  • count out (phrasal verb)
    1. to count things one by one
    2. count someone out to not include someone in a plan or activity
  • count up (phrasal verb)
    1. to count all the things or people in a group
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