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count 1

 (kount)
v.count·ed,count·ing,counts
v.tr.
1.
a. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
b. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including:count three before firing.
c. To include in a reckoning; take account of:ten dogs, counting the puppies.
2.Informal
a. To include by or as if by counting:Count me in.
b. To exclude by or as if by counting:Count me out.
3. To believe or consider to be; deem:Count yourself lucky.
v.intr.
1. To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups:counted by tens.
2.
a. To have importance:You really count with me.
b. To have a specified importance or value:Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.
3.Music To keep time by counting beats.
n.
1. The act of counting or calculating.
2.
a. A number reached by counting.
b. The totality of specific items in a particular sample:a white blood cell count.
3.Law Any of the separate and distinct charges or causes of action in an indictment or complaint.
4.Sports The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.
5.Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.
Phrasal Verbs:
count down
To recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown.
count off
To recite numbers in turn, as when dividing people or things into groups :The 24 children counted off by twos, forming a dozen pairs.
count on
1. To rely on; depend on:You can count on my help.
2. To be confident of; anticipate:counted on getting a raise.
count out
To declare (a boxer) to have been knocked out by calling out the count.
Idiom:
countheads/noses
To make a count of members, attendees, or participants.
[Middle Englishcounten, from Old Frenchconter, from Latincomputāre,to calculate :com-,com- +putāre,to think; seepau- inIndo-European roots.]

count 2

 (kount)
n.
1. A nobleman in some European countries.
2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
[Middle Englishcounte, from Old Frenchconte, from Late Latincomes, comit-,occupant of any state office, from Latin,companion; seeei- inIndo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

counting

(ˈkaʊntɪŋ)
n
1.the saying of numbers
2.totalling up; adding
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.counting - the act of countingcounting - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
investigating,investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
blood count - the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
census,nose count,nosecount - a periodic count of the population
countdown - counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
miscount - an inaccurate count
poll - the counting of votes (as in an election)
recount - an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
sperm count - the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

counting

noun
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Translations

counting

[ˈkaʊntɪŋ]N →cálculom
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005


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