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to count

to count

440 1.5
To include someone or something when making a plan
  • verb
  • /kaʊnt/
translation icon : incluir
  • In this project, we need to count all the volunteers as part of our team.
  • count as one
  • count as evidence

So I mean, does that count as like false positivity?

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Examples

  • Participants chose from a list how their class would count a given rhythm.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Even in our fractured state, all of us count and fit somewhere.

  • I think maybe you can count some of them.

  • But you can never count a guy like Art out of the conversation.

    Challengers (2024)

  • You better make it count.

    Erzulie (2022)

  • Remember that he counts as much as any of us.

  • Some have relatives or friends who count on them to provide care or other support.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Which of those count as normal and which count as abnormal?

  • Part of the coursework taken for certification can count toward a master's degree in education.

    Academic text (1991)

  • When this happens, the incumbent military government cannot count on public opposition to the counter-coup.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

to consider
vsto count
∞ 1.1

To think carefully before making a decision

focuses on including items as part of a group or decision
to factor in
vsto count
118 3.6

To include something when you calculate or decide

is used more broadly beyond numeric or calculation contexts
to take into account
vsto count
103 3.2

Consider something when making a decision

is the single-word alternative for that same inclusion action
to number
vsto count
39 1.0

To count or include an item in a total

is about including someone or something when deciding or grouping

Antonyms

to exclude
338 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

Idioms

count me in
  • Informal
19 3.3

A way to say you want to join an activity

to count one's blessings
  • Informal
17 4.1

To be thankful for the good things in your life

down for the count
  • Informal
5 8.1

Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness

to count on one hand
  • Informal
4 4.9

To have a very small number of people or things

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
700 1.8

To trust a person or thing to do what you need

to count down
40 3.3

To say numbers backwards to zero before an event starts

to count off
3 4.1

To call out numbers in order so people take their places

to count sheep
  • Informal
1 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 out
  • Specialized
1 6.6

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

to count to five
  • Informal
1 3.0

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

to count noses
  • Informal
1 3.6

To check how many people are present

to take the count
  • Specialized
8.8

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

Compounds

body count
23 5.1

The number of people killed in a battle or attack

head count
17 3.4

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

sperm count
14 3.5

The amount of sperm in semen used to check male fertility

blood count
  • Specialized
10 3.0

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

body count
  • NSFW
4 8.8

The number of people someone has had sex with

pollen count
  • Specialized
1 3.3

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

complete blood count
  • Specialized
3.9

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

count noun
  • Specialized
3.9

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

count palatine
  • Archaic
9.9

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

count per minute
3.0

Number of events that happen in one minute

differential blood count
  • Specialized
5.2

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

nose count
  • US
4.1

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

How Included

embrace
20 3.4
to welcome
233 1.0
to accept
793 1.0
to count
440 1.5
to omit
66 3.4
to exclude
338 3.0

Surface Forms

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

Etymology

Count in the sense 'to include' comes from the same root computare, 'to calculate together'. So to count something among your concerns is to add it into the group or list.