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to count

to count

∞ 1.0
To say numbers one by one to find the total
  • verb
  • /kaʊnt/
: contar
  • Did you count it out?
  • count the number
  • count to ten
  • count backwards

Why do pilots still count hours in the air?

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Examples

  • At the end of 1 min, the RA and students counted the correctly answered cards.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Can you count how many apples we have in the basket?

  • Seven if you count the two at the hospital.

    The Killer (2024)

  • Let's see, can I count those pieces?

  • OK, so I have to count all of the modes.

  • I went out on the porch to actually count the six trees.

    Evan Carmichael

  • When you hustle, at the end of the game, you count your money.

    The Hustler (1961)

  • Count how many cows you had, count how much profit you made.

  • At the end of the story, I went back and counted up all the marks.

    Academic text (2013)

  • One type of citation analysis is to count citations to identify leading journals in a discipline.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

to number
vsto count
22 1.0

To count or include an item in a total

also covers saying a sequence in order as well as finding totals
to enumerate
vsto count
19 6.3

To list or count items one by one

is broader meaning totaling or saying a sequence in order rather than listing each

Idioms

count me in
  • Informal
20 3.3

A way to say you want to join an activity

down for the count
  • Informal
10 8.1

Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness

to count on one hand
  • Informal
7 4.9

To have a very small number of people or things

to count one's blessings
  • Informal
1 4.1

To be thankful for the good things in your life

to knock down for the count
  • Informal
8.2

To be hit so hard that you fall and cannot get up

Phrasal Verbs

to count on
602 1.8

To trust a person or thing to do what you need

to count down
57 3.3

To say numbers backwards to zero before an event starts

to count out
  • Specialized
20 6.6

To count to ten to say a boxer has lost when they cannot get up

to count off
11 4.1

To call out numbers in order so people take their places

to count sheep
  • Informal
3 4.2

To imagine sheep jumping over a fence to help you sleep

to take the count
1 5.3

To add up votes to find the total

to count noses
  • Informal
1 3.6

To check how many people are present

to take the count
  • Specialized
1 8.8

To stay on the floor while the referee counts to ten and lose the fight

to count to five
  • Informal
3.0

Pause and calm yourself by counting from one to five before reacting

Compounds

body count
38 5.1

The number of people killed in a battle or attack

blood count
  • Specialized
19 3.0

A medical test that measures red and white blood cells and platelets in a blood sample

head count
19 3.4

The number of people present in a group or at an event

sperm count
15 3.5

The amount of sperm in semen used to check male fertility

pollen count
  • Specialized
2 3.3

A number that shows how much pollen is in the air and the risk of allergies

complete blood count
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A medical test that counts red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a blood sample

nose count
  • US
1 4.1

A quick check of how many people are present to see attendance or support

count noun
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A word for a person or thing you can count, like a book

body count
  • NSFW
1 8.8

The number of people someone has had sex with

count per minute
1 3.0

Number of events that happen in one minute

count palatine
  • Archaic
9.9

A noble who rules a small area with royal power in medieval Europe

differential blood count
  • Specialized
5.2

A test that counts each type of white blood cell in a small blood sample

How Exact

to enumerate
19 6.3
to count
∞ 1.0
estimate
405 2.6
guess
601 1.0

Surface Forms

count infinitive
counted past
counted past participle
counting present participle
counts third person singular

Etymology

Count comes from the old Latin word computare, which means 'to calculate together', and you can see the same root in computer. So to count is to add things up and say the total.