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Count

kaʊnt

Count definitions
verb
count counted counting counts
  1. determine the total number of (a collection of items)

    "I started to count the stars I could see"

    add up add together find the sum of sum up reckon up figure up calculate compute enumerate total tally add keep a tally of keep a count of keep a record of
    • 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"

    include take into account take account of take into consideration allow for incorporate
    • 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"

  3. be significant

    "it did not matter what the audience thought—it was the critics that counted"

    matter enter into consideration be of consequence be of account be significant signify mean anything mean a lot amount to anything rate be important be influential carry weight weigh make an impression
    • (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
count counts
  1. an act of determining the total number of something

    "at the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding"

    • the total determined by counting

      "there was a moderate increase in the white cell count in both patients"

  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