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count1 /kaʊnt /verb1 [with object] Determine the total number of (a collection of items): I started to count the stars I could see they counted up their change...- The percentage of infected cells was determined by counting the total number infected and uninfected cells from 10 randomly selected microscopic fields.
- When Krohn raised concerns over this lack of accountability, he was told that it would take too long to count the collection and distribution of all the money.
- We collected fruits and counted the total number of flowers, fruits, and fully developed undamaged seeds from each plant.
Synonyms add up, add together, find the sum of, sum up, reckon up, figure up, calculate, compute, enumerate, total, tally, add; British tot up dated cast up keep a tally of, keep a count of, keep a record of; count up, count off, enumerate, tell, work out 1.1 [no object] Recite numbers in ascending order: hold the position as you count to five...- Her eyes were squeezed shut, gritting her teeth so hard her jaw ached, attempting to count to ten in order to help calm herself down.
- At one point I could calculate the calorie, fat and carbohydrate content of a fully laden buffet table in my head, even though I normally can't count to 20 without taking off my shoes.
- He claimed to be able to count to 100 now, although I didn't put it to the test…
1.2 [no object] ( count down) Recite or display numbers backwards to zero to indicate the time remaining before the launch of a rocket or the start of an operation: the floor manager pointed at the camera and counted down...- Eliot and Snake end up thrown together by circumstances, struggling with each other on a hijacked plane while the red digital display on the bomb counts down to zero.
- But the indicator that appeared on the display before me was counting down the distance between us at an alarming rate.
- The Discovery space shuttle is counting down for blast-off, with NASA managers confident that last minute hitches would not delay today's launch.
1.3 [no object] ( count down) Prepare for a significant event in the short time remaining before it: with more orders expected, the company is counting down to a bumper Christmas...- And throughout the Christmas holidays, hundreds of children have been counting down to Saturday, January 3-when they were promised the results would arrive through their doors.
- After lunch, it was back to counting down to the plenary session of the Assembly scheduled for 2 p.m. but my colleagues suggested that things were not quite right and that the session would be delayed.
- Transition year students from Co. Carlow are counting down to the Christmas Fair to be held at the Arboretum Garden Centre on Sunday, November 23 at 1pm.
2 [with object] Take into account; include: the staff has shrunk to four, or five if you count the European director...- Expect the form to be widely adopted, since its sponsors include the VHA Health Foundation, which counts major hospitals among its members.
- His total payout will top $20 million, not counting his pension!
- In these reports, only discharge events are counted and cannot account for individuals with repeat admissions.
Synonyms include, take into account, take account of, take into consideration, allow for, incorporate 2.1Regard or be regarded as possessing a specified quality or fulfilling a specified role: she met some rebuffs from people she had counted as her friends [with object and complement]: I count myself fortunate to have known him [no object]: results which are consistent with all models cannot count as evidence for any of them...- Buckley, a 24-year-old schoolteacher, has Irish ancestry so is not counted as an overseas player, meaning the club still have the quota option open to them.
- 2004, therefore, has to be counted as a shocking disappointment.
- Why should money transfers like these be counted as aid?
Synonyms consider, think, feel, regard, look on as, view as, see as, hold to be, judge, adjudge, rate as, deem to be, account, esteem 3 [no object] Be significant: it did not matter what the audience thought—it was the critics that counted...- Logically, in a ‘normal’ election, governance issues should count significantly.
- Critics' views count only when they echo the public's, she says.
- When it mattered, when it counted, you were there, and that's what should count.
Synonyms matter, enter into consideration, be of consequence, be of account, be significant, signify, mean anything, mean a lot, amount to anything, rate, be important, be influential, carry weight, weigh, make an impression informal cut any ice, have any clout 3.1(Of a factor) play a part in influencing opinion for or against someone or something: he hopes his sporting attitude will count in his favour...- Two factors may count against him winning any more.
- As he faces the long haul of an election year, one factor could still count against him in a big way - cash or, in his case, the lack of it.
- Various factors counted against Halley when he was an applicant in 1691 for the Savilian astronomy professorship at Oxford University.
3.2 ( count for) Be worth (a specified amount): he has no power base and his views count for little...- The rest would have been welcome and I was disappointed that our views counted for little.
- Nothing can be done ‘in our name’, because our views and interests count for nothing.
- And when did the views of the people count for much with a Guardian columnist anyway?
3.3 ( count towards) Be included in an assessment of (a final result or amount): reduced rate contributions do not count towards your pension...- Only last Thursday the results of units counting towards final A-level results were released and Mr Glyn said Hannah had attained a range of As in those results.
- These essays then counted towards their final results.
- The marks I entered in my check list counted towards their final result.
4 [no object] ( count on/upon) Rely on: whatever you’re doing, you can count on me...- Seniors today are really counting on Social Security to take care of them in the time they need it.
- Oak were counting upon the match going to the decider.
- The family of five counts on Auntie Lau to help out.
Synonyms rely on, depend on, place reliance on, lean on, bank on, trust, be sure of, trust in, place one's trust in, have (every) confidence in, believe in, put one's faith in, pin one's faith on, swear by, take for granted, take on trust, take as read noun1An act of determining the total number of something: at the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding the party’s only candidate was eliminated at the first count...- Despite losing the election, Sinn Fein's Colm Burns was in buoyant mood, pointing to the fact he topped the polls at the first count.
- I opened up every document, did a word count, and added it all up.
- I got everyone into two rows and did a count to make sure everyone was all right.
Synonyms calculation, enumeration, computation, reckoning, counting, telling, tally, tallying, totting up; poll, census, listing, register 1.1The total determined by counting: there was a moderate increase in the white cell count in both patients...- The film has a much higher body count than the first, but the deaths are a bit less chilling here.
- But even as he was speaking, the body count was rising.
- The main goal of the meeting was to pass an amendment to lower the quorum count to 200.
Synonyms amount, number, tally, total, total number, sum total, grand total, full amount, aggregate, whole 2An act of reciting numbers in ascending order, up to the specified number: hold the position for a count of seven...- I'm trying to get them to emote more, breaking the movements up into counts of four, seven or nine, depending on the music.
- Dip cookies in hot chocolate to a quick count of five and eat!
- On the count of five, everyone was to run toward the tree.
2.1An act of reciting numbers up to ten by the referee when a boxer is knocked down, the boxer being considered knocked out if still down when ten is reached: he dropped by the ropes to take a count of six on one knee...- Without picking up the count, the referee ended the fight.
- Referee Tony Perez reached five in the count and the bell couldn't save Ellis.
- How many fighters could have gotten to their feet before the count of ten after catching Joe Frazier's full swing left hook flush on the jaw?
3A point for discussion or consideration: the programme remained vulnerable on a number of counts...- He is wrong on every count and his paper is among the worst examples of pseudo-science I have ever come across.
- Give the man a cigar - he's correct on both counts!
- Such images are of interest on a number of counts.
3.1 Law A separate charge in an indictment: he pleaded guilty to five counts of murder...- He was found guilty of nine counts of his indictment and sentenced to life imprisonment (his sentences, ranging from ten years to life run concurrently).
- There are six counts on the indictment and each count represents a separate allegation against this Defendant.
- Prosecutors formally indicted her on two counts of capital murder last week and her attorneys promptly gave notice they would enter an insanity defence.
4The measure of the fineness of a yarn expressed as the weight of a given length or the length of a given weight.There are finer counts of yarn, so garments are less inclined to pill. 4.1A measure of the fineness of a woven fabric expressed as the number of warp or weft threads in a given length.This is not true, but in the case of cotton grown in Egypt, the higher thread count means the fabric will be incredibly strong and will last for years and years....- Decorative sheets vary not just in pattern and color but also in terms of fabrics, thread count, and finish.
- The weave or thread count of the towel has no significance in this case.
Phrases—— and counting beat the count count one's blessings count the cost count the days (or hours) count something on the fingers of one hand count the pennies count sheep don't count your chickens before they're hatched keep count (or a count) lose count out (or down) for the count take the count Phrasal verbscount someone in count someone out count something out OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from Old French counte (noun), counter (verb), from the verb computare 'calculate' (see compute). The verb to count is from Latin computare ‘to calculate’, the root also of computer, account (Middle English), and recount (Late Middle English) ‘tell’ (which can also be used for both ‘narrate’ and ‘count’). Counters (Middle English) were originally used to help in counting; in the late 17th century the word came to be used for a surface across which goods were exchanged for money. The title of the count or foreign nobleman, corresponding to the English earl, is a completely different word, which was introduced by the Normans and comes from Latin comes ‘companion, overseer, attendant’. County (Middle English) is from the same root, and seems originally to have referred to the lands or territory of a count, or to a meeting held to discuss the business of the county. See also chicken, duke
Rhymesaccount, amount, fount, miscount, mount, no-account, surmount count2 /kaʊnt /nounA foreign nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an earl.They all sat in a row, ranged according to their rank - kings and princes and dukes and earls and counts and barons and knights....- Similarly, the authority of marquesses, dukes, earls, barons, counts, and other nobles had long existed side by side with royal and imperial authority.
- The official guest list named at least 70 kings, queens, grand dukes, princes, counts and lesser nobles.
Derivativescountship noun ...- The Knight of the Wood's squire also believes that knight errants' squires receive governorships of islands and countships too.
- Nevertheless, the distribution and control of offices, such as countships, abbacies, and bishoprics rather than the royal treasury became the main foci of the political rivalries and conflicts of the ninth and tenth centuries.
- In the 11th century it became an independent countship, and from the 12th century its rulers were vassals of the Holy Roman Emperor and came to style themselves ‘princes’.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French conte, from Latin comes, comit- 'companion, overseer, attendant' (in late Latin 'person holding a state office'), from com- 'together with' + it- 'gone' (from the verb ire 'go'). |