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单词 counting
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count

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verb

ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce count (audio)
 dialectal  ˈkyau̇nt
counted; counting; counts

transitive verb

1
a
: to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number
Count the pages of the manuscript.
b
: to name the numbers in order up to and including
Count ten.
c
: to include in a tallying and reckoning
about 100 present, counting children
d
: to call aloud (beats or time units)
Count cadence.
Count the eighth notes.
2
a
: consider, account
count oneself lucky
b
: to record as of an opinion or persuasion
Count me as uncommitted.
3
: to include or exclude by or as if by counting
Count me in.

intransitive verb

1
a
: to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups
count by fives
b
: to count the units in a group
She was interrupted while she was counting.
2
: to rely or depend on someone or something
used with on
He counted on his parents to help with the expenses.
3
: add, total
It counts up to a sizable amount.
4
a
: to have value or significance
These are the people who really count.
His opinions don't count for much.
b
: to deserve to be regarded or considered
a job so easy it hardly counts as work

see also count out

count

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noun (1)

plural counts
1
a
: the action or process of counting
b
: a total obtained by counting : tally
2
archaic
a
: reckoning, account
b
: consideration, estimation
3
a
: allegation, charge
specifically : one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment
guilty on all counts
b
: a specific point under consideration : issue
disagreeing on this count
4
: the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them
bacteria count
5
a
: the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down
He took a count of nine before getting up.
see also down for the count, take the count
b
: the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn
The count stood at 3 and 2.
c
: score
tied the count with a minute to play
6
a
: a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces
b
: the number of threads per square inch in a cloth

count

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noun (2)

: a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl
Phrases
and counting
: with more to come
in business for 50 years and counting
count heads or count noses
: to count the number present
count on
: to look forward to as certain : anticipate
counted on winning

Synonyms

Verb

  • enumerate
  • number
  • tell

Noun (1)

  • census
  • tale
  • tally
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb Count the plates on the table. She made sure to count her change. Count how many fingers I am holding up. He counted seven deer in the field. There are 10 days left until the end of school, counting from today. Keep counting until there are no more left to count. Don't interrupt me. I'm counting. Can your daughter count yet? There will be 150 people at the wedding, not counting children. See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to consider

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French cunte, from Late Latin comit-, comes, from Latin, companion, one of the imperial court, from com- + ire to go — more at issue entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

count 1 of 3

verb

ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce count (audio)
counted; counting
1
: to add one by one in order to find the total number
Count the apples in the box.
2
: to name the numbers one by one, by groups, or in order up to a particular point
Hide before I count ten.
Count to 100 by fives.
3
: to include in thinking about
Don't count Sunday as a work day.
4
: to have value, force, or importance
Every vote counts.
5
: to consider or judge to be
I count myself lucky.

count

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noun

1
: the act or process of naming numbers or adding one by one
2
: a total arrived at by adding
a vote count
3
: any one crime that a person is charged with
She is guilty on all counts.

count

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noun

: a European nobleman whose rank is like that of a British earl

Medical Definition

count 1 of 2

transitive verb

ˈkau̇nt How to pronounce count (audio)
: to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved

count

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noun

1
a
: the action or process of counting
b
: a total obtained by counting
2
: the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample (as of blood) obtained by counting all or a subsample of them see addis count, blood count, cell count, red blood count, white count

Legal Definition

count

noun

: charge
specifically : a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or especially offense
guilty on all counts

counting

verb

present participle of count
1
as in telling
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • telling
  • calculating
  • computing
  • checking
  • enumerating
  • numbering
  • tallying
  • tabulating
  • totaling
  • marking
  • recounting
  • reckoning
  • totalling
  • tabling
  • adding (up)
  • ticking (off)
2
as in weighing
to be of importance punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • weighing
  • mattering
  • meaning
  • importing
  • signifying
  • cutting ice
  • affecting
  • carrying weight
  • influencing
  • swaying
  • concerning
  • amounting (to)
  • adding up (to)
3
as in relying
to place reliance or trust I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • relying
  • depending
  • leaning
  • calculating
  • reckoning
  • standing on
  • banking on
  • calling upon
  • looking to
  • trusting
  • calling on
  • figuring on
  • entrusting
  • committing
  • confiding
  • intrusting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • questioning
  • suspecting
  • distrusting
  • mistrusting
4
as in considering
to think of in a particular way I'm not sure I'd count that as a serious effort

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • considering
  • calling
  • regarding
  • accounting
  • viewing
  • reckoning
  • thinking
  • holding
  • believing
  • feeling
  • rating
  • sensing
  • taking for
  • imagining
  • setting down
  • deeming
  • esteeming
  • looking (on or upon)
  • conceiving
  • fancying
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