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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 in an indictment.

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) out to have been knocked out by calling out the count.

Idiom:

count heads/noses

To make a count of members, attendees, or participants by or as if by noting bodily presence.

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[Middle English counten, from Old French conter, from Latin computre, to calculate : com-, com- + putre, to think; see pau-² in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: count¹, import, matter, signify, weigh¹
These verbs mean to be of significance or importance: an opinion that counts; actions that import little; decisions that really matter; thoughts that signify much; considerations that weigh with her.

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count ¹

Verb

1. to say numbers in ascending order up to and including: count from one to ten

2. to add up or check (each thing in a group) in order to find the total: he counted the money he had left

3. to be important: it's the thought that counts

4. to consider: he can count himself lucky

5. to take into account or include: the time he'd spent in prison on remand counted towards his sentence

6. not counting excluding

7. Music to keep time by counting beats

Noun

1. the act of counting

2. the number reached by counting: a high pollen count

3. Law one of a number of charges

4. keep or lose count to keep or fail to keep an accurate record of items or events

5. out for the count unconscious

See also count against, countdown, etc. [Latin computare to calculate]

countable adj

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count ²

Noun

a middle-ranking European nobleman [Latin comes associate]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	count - the total number counted; "a blood count" number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence" complement - a complete number or quantity; "a full complement" blood count - the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample body count - a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on" circulation - number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising" circulation - (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period head count, headcount - number of people in a particular group pollen count - the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place sperm count - the number of sperm in an ejaculate; "the sperm count is used as an indicator of male fertility"
	2.	count - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours" counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally 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
	3.	count - a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl count palatine - a count who exercised royal authority in his own domain landgrave - a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany noble, nobleman, Lord - a titled peer of the realm
Verb	1.	count - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" numerate, enumerate, number recount - count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made" ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" miscount - count wrongly census - conduct a census; "They censused the deer in the forest" add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, total, add up, sum, sum up, tally, add - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"
	2.	count - have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much" matter, weigh be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" press, weigh - to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
	3.	count - show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" weigh, consider
	4.	count - name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler could count to 100" recite - repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day" count down - count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example count down - count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example count out - declare the loser
	5.	count - put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" number class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
	6.	count - include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition" include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits"
	7.	count - have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	8.	count - have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" depend, bet, reckon, calculate, look rely, trust, swear, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
	9.	count - take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" reckon estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

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count

verb 1. (often with up) add (up), total, reckon (up), tot up, score, check, estimate, calculate, compute, tally, number, enumerate, cast up

verb 2. matter, be important, cut any ice (informal) carry weight, tell, rate, weigh, signify, enter into consideration

verb 3. consider, judge, regard, deem, think of, rate, esteem, look upon, impute

verb 4. include, number among, take into account or consideration

noun 5. calculation, poll, reckoning, sum, tally, numbering, computation, enumeration

count on or upon something or someone depend on, trust, rely on, bank on, take for granted, lean on, reckon on, take on trust, believe in, pin your faith on

count someone out (Informal) leave out, except, exclude, disregard, pass over, leave out of account

Translations

count [kaunt] vt (gen) → contar (= include); incluir

vi → contar

n → cuenta; [of votes] → escrutinio;

(nobleman) → conde m (= sum); total m; suma;

to count the cost of → calcular el coste de;

not counting the children → niños aparte;

10 counting him → diez incluyéndolo a él, diez con él;

count yourself lucky → date por satisfecho;

that doesn't count! → ¡eso no vale!;

to count (up) to 10 → contar hasta diez;

it counts for very little → cuenta poco;

to keep count of sth → llevar la cuenta de algo

count on vt fus → contar con;

to count on doing sth → contar con hacer algo

count up vt → contar

count [kaunt] vt, vi → compter

n → compte m (= nobleman); comte m;

to count (up) to 10 → compter jusqu'à 10;

to keep count of sth → tenir le compte de qch;

not counting the children → sans compter les enfants;

10 counting him → 10 avec lui, 10 en le comptant;

to count the cost of → établir le coût de;

it counts for very little → cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;

count yourself lucky → estimez-vous heureux

count in vt (inf);

to count sb in on sth → inclure qn dans qch

count on vt fus → compter sur;

to count on doing sth → compter faire qch

count up vt → compter, additionner

count [kaunt] vt → zählen;

(include) → mitrechnen, mitzählen

vi → zählen;

(be considered) → betrachtet or angesehen werden

n → Zählung f;

(level) → Zahl f;

(nobleman) → Graf m;

to count (up) to 10 → bis 10 zählen;

not counting the children → die Kinder nicht mitgerechnet;

10 counting him → 10, wenn man ihn mitrechnet;

to count the cost of sth → die Folgen von etw abschätzen;

it counts for very little → es zählt nicht viel;

count yourself lucky → Sie können sich glücklich schätzen;

to keep count of sth → die Übersicht über etw acc behalten;

blood count → Blutbild nt;

cholesterol/alcohol count → Cholesterin-/Alkoholspiegel m

count on count vt fus → rechnen mit;

(depend on) → sich verlassen auf +acc;

to count on doing sth count → die feste Absicht haben, etw zu tun

count up count vt → zusammenzählen, zusammenrechnen

count [kaunt] vt, vi → contare

n → conto;

(nobleman) → conte m;

to count (up) to 10 → contare fino a 10;

to count the cost of → calcolare il costo di;

not counting the children → senza contare i bambini;

10 counting him → 10 compreso lui;

count yourself lucky → considerati fortunato;

it counts for very little → non conta molto, non ha molta importanza;

to keep count of sth → tenere il conto di qc

count on vt fus → contare su;

to count on doing sth → contare di fare qc

count up vt → addizionare

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count¹

n count [kaunt]

nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl. graaf كونت: لَقَب نَـبالَـه граф hrabě greve der Graf κόμης conde krahv کنت kreivi comte רוֹזֵן गिनती grof gróf gelar bangsawan di Eropa greifi conte 伯爵 백작 grafas grāfs (ne angļu) Count graaf greve hrabia conde conte граф gróf grof grof greve ตำแหน่งของขุนนางเทียบเท่ากับเอิร์ลของอังกฤษ kont 伯爵 граф نواب، امير Bá tước 伯爵

n ˈcountess

1 the wife or widow of an earl or count. gravin كونتيسا: زوْجَة أو أرمَـلَـة الكونْت контеса hraběnka grevinde die Komtesse σύζυγος κόμη, κόμισσα condesa krahvinna همسر یا بیوۀ کنت kreivitär comtesse רוֹזֶנֶת काउंट grofica grófné istri atau janda seorang count greifafrú, greifynja contessa 伯爵夫人 백작 부인 grafienė grāfiene isteri seorang Count gravin grevinne hrabina condessa contesă графиня grófka grofica grofica countess ภรรยาของขุนนาง kontes 伯爵夫人 графиня نواب يا امير كى بيگم یا بیوہ vợ bá tước 伯爵夫人

2 a woman of the same rank as an earl or count in her own right. gravin كونتيسّـا: لَقَب نباله للسيِّده графиня hraběnka grevinde die Gräfin κόμισσα condesa krahvinna کنتس؛ زن اشرافی kreivitär comtesse רוֹזֶנֶת काउंट के समान grofica grófnő gelar bangsawan wanita jarlsfrú, greifynja contessa 女伯爵 여백작 grafienė grāfiene gelaran bangsawan wanita gravin grevinne hrabina condessa contesă графиня grófka grofica grofica grevinna ขุนนางผู้หญิงที่มีตำแหน่งเที่ยบเท่ากับเอิร์ล kontes 女伯爵 графиня نواب يا امير ك‍ے برابر کی عورت nữ bá tước 女伯爵