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counting
count 1 C0683700 (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 on1. 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: count heads/noses To make a count of members, attendees, or participants.
[Middle English counten, from Old French conter, from Latin computāre, to calculate : com-, com- + putāre, to think; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]
count 2 C0683700 (kount)n.1. A nobleman in some European countries.2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.
[Middle English counte, from Old French conte, from Late Latin comes, comit-, occupant of any state office, from Latin, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]counting (ˈkaʊntɪŋ) n1. the saying of numbers2. totalling up; addingThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  counting - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"count, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tallyinvestigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematicallyblood count - the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood samplecensus, nose count, nosecount - a periodic count of the populationcountdown - counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)miscount - an inaccurate countpoll - the counting of votes (as in an election)recount - an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close electionsperm count - the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate |
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Synonyms for countingnoun the act of countingSynonyms- count
- enumeration
- numeration
- reckoning
- tally
Related Words- investigating
- investigation
- blood count
- census
- nose count
- nosecount
- countdown
- miscount
- poll
- recount
- sperm count
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