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count
(k/AU/nt )

noun (n)

  • the total number counted(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    A blood count.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order(noun.act)
    Example:
    The counting continued for several hours.
    Synonym:
    counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally
    source: wordnet30
  • a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • determine the number or amount of(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Can you count the books on your shelf?.
    Count your change.
    Synonym:
    enumerate, number, numerate
    source: wordnet30
  • have weight; have import, carry weight(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    matter, weigh
    source: wordnet30
  • show consideration for; take into account(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    consider, weigh
    source: wordnet30
  • name or recite the numbers in ascending order(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The toddler could count to 100.
    source: wordnet30
  • put into a group(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members.
    Synonym:
    number
    source: wordnet30
  • include as if by counting(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I can count my colleagues in the opposition.
    source: wordnet30
  • have a certain value or carry a certain weight(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Each answer counts as three points.
    source: wordnet30
  • have faith or confidence in(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    You can count on me to help you any time.
    Synonym:
    bet, calculate, depend, look, reckon
    source: wordnet30
  • take account of(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    Count on the monsoon.
    Synonym:
    reckon
    source: wordnet30
  • To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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