to check over (objects) one by one to determine the total number:[~ + object]We counted all the towels in the rooms.
to list or name the numerals up to: [~ (+ up) + to + a number]:Close your eyes and count (up) to ten.[~ + object (+ up) + to + a number]He counted the numbers (up) to fifty in Swahili.
[not: be + ~-ing; ~ + object] to include; take into account: Count her among the chosen.
to be worth something; have value; matter:[not: be + ~-ing;no object]Every bit of help counts.[~ + as + object]The computer doesn't count as office furniture.[~ + for + object]His twenty years of service should count for something.
to consider or regard: [~ + object + adjective]counted himself lucky.[~ + object + among + object]counted among the greatest minds of the century.
count against, [~ + against + object] to cause trouble for; work against:If I revealed my true feelings, it would count against me.
count down,[no object] to count backward from a number to zero:At the launch pad they counted down from ten to zero, ignition, and lift-off.
count in,[~ + object + in] to include:Free tickets? Count me in!
count on or upon,[~ + on/upon + object] to depend or rely on:We're counting on you to be there.
count out,
Sportto declare (a boxer) the loser in a bout because of inability to stand up before the referee has counted to 10: [~ + object + out]They counted the champion out.[~ + out + object]The referee counted out the champion.
[~ + object + out] to exclude; leave (something) out; keep (someone) out or not involved:Swimming in the Moscow River on New Year's Day? Count me out!
to count and apportion or give out: [~ + out + object]The girls counted out their money in little piles.[~ + object + out]We counted the money out.
count up, to add up; figure a total of by counting: [~ + up + object]I counted up the hours I had already spent and groaned.[~ + object + up]Count today's hours up and add them to the total.
n.
the act of counting; reckoning; calculation:[countable]They did a few counts to check the number of votes.
the number obtained by counting; the total: [countable]The count was fifty to nothing.[uncountable]I lost count of the number of hours I spent.
Law a separate charge in a legal proceeding against a defendant:[countable]two counts of embezzlement.
World History(in some European countries) a nobleman equivalent in rank to an English earl.
count3/kaʊnt/USA pronunciation
This book uses the symbol [countable] to stand for countable noun. A countable noun is one that has a particular meaning or use in which we can imagine more than one item. So, a noun like boy has the meaning "a young male person,'' and for that meaning we can imagine more than one such person, so boy is a countable noun. The noun sugar, on the other hand, normally is a noun that cannot be counted, and so this book calls it noncount, with the symbol [uncountable]. But this example demonstrates how difficult this notion can be, because even the normally noncount noun sugar can have a countable use or meaning, namely, "a spoonful of sugar.'' That meaning of sugar is [countable], and so we can say "Give me two sugars, please,'' meaning "two spoonfuls (or packets, etc.) of sugar.'' The noun itself is not [countable] or [uncountable]; the particular use of the noun is.
to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate:He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
to reckon up; calculate; compute.
to list or name the numerals up to:Close your eyes and count ten.
to include in a reckoning; take into account:There are five of us here, counting me.
to reckon to the credit of another; ascribe; impute.
to consider or regard:He counted himself lucky to have survived the crash.
v.i.
to count the items of a collection one by one in order to determine the total:She counted three times before she was satisfied that none was missing.
to list or name numerals in order:to count to 100 by fives.
to reckon numerically.
to have a specified numerical value.
to be accounted or worth something:That first try didn't count—I was just practicing.
to have merit, importance, value, etc.; deserve consideration:Every bit of help counts.
to have worth; amount (usually fol. by for):Intelligence counts for something.
count coup. See coup1 (def. 4).
count down, to count backward, usually by ones, from a given integer to zero.
count in, to include:If you're going to the beach, count me in.
count off, (often used imperatively, as in the army) to count aloud by turns, as to arrange positions within a group of persons; divide or become divided into groups:Close up ranks and count off from the left by threes.
count on or upon, to depend or rely on:You can always count on him to lend you money.
count out:
[Boxing.]to declare (a boxer) a loser because of inability to stand up before the referee has counted 10 seconds.
to exclude:When it comes to mountain climbing, count me out.
to count and apportion or give out:She counted out four cookies to each child.
to disqualify (ballots) illegally in counting, in order to control the election.
n.
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:A count of hands showed 23 in favor and 16 opposed.
the number representing the result of a process of counting; the total number.
an accounting.
[Baseball.]the number of balls and strikes, usually designated in that order, that have been called on a batter during a turn at bat:a count of two balls and one strike.
Lawa distinct charge or theory of action in a declaration or indictment:He was found guilty on two counts of theft.
Textiles
a number representing the size or quality of yarn, esp. the number based on the relation of weight to length of the yarn and indicating its degree of coarseness.
the number of warp and filling threads per square inch in woven material, representing the texture of the fabric.
[Bowling.]the number of pins struck down by the first ball rolled by a bowler in the frame following a spare and included in the score for the frame in which the spare was made.
Physics
a single ionizing reaction registered by an ionization chamber, as in a Geiger counter.
the indication of the total number of ionizing reactions registered by an ionization chamber in a given period of time.
[Archaic.]regard; notice.
the count, [Boxing.]the calling aloud by the referee of the seconds from 1 to 10 while a downed boxer remains off his feet. Completion of the count signifies a knockout, which the referee then declares:A hard right sent the challenger down for the count.Also called the full count.
adj.
Weights and Measuresnoting a number of items determined by an actual count:The box is labeled 50 count.
Late Latin computus calculation, reckoning, noun, nominal derivative of computāre
Anglo-French c(o)unte, Old French conte
Latin computāre to compute; (noun, nominal) Middle English counte
Anglo-French c(o)unter, Old French conter
(verb, verbal) Middle English counten 1275–1325
count2(kount),USA pronunciationn.
World History(in some European countries) a nobleman equivalent in rank to an English earl.
Late Latin comitem, accusative of comes honorary title of various imperial functionaries, Latin: retainer, staff member, literally, companion; see comes
to add up or check (each unit in a collection) in order to ascertain the sum; enumerate: count your change
(transitive) to recite numbers in ascending order up to and including
(transitive) often followed byin: to take into account or include: we must count him in
not counting ⇒ excluding
(transitive) to believe to be; consider; think; deem: count yourself lucky
(intransitive) to have value, importance, or influence: this picture counts as a rarity
(intransitive) to keep time by counting beats
n
the act of counting or reckoning
the number reached by counting; sum
a paragraph in an indictment containing a distinct and separate charge
keep count ⇒ to keep a record of items, events, etc
lose count ⇒ to fail to keep an accurate record of items, events, etc
the act of telling off a number of seconds by the referee, as when a boxer has been knocked down or a wrestler pinned by his or her opponent
out for the count ⇒ knocked out and unable to continue after a count of ten by the referee
Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French counter, from Old French conter, from Latin computāre to calculate, compute
count/kaʊnt/n
a nobleman in any of various European countries having a rank corresponding to that of a British earl
any of various officials in the late Roman Empire and under various Germanic kings in the early Middle Ages
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French conte, from Late Latin comes occupant of a state office, from Latin: overseer, associate, literally: one who goes with, from com- with + īre to go
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