count me in
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3.3
- idiom
- Informal
:
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- Count me in as a proud member of your movement to remove the stigma from mental illness.
- Yeah, count me in
- Well, count me in
- count me in, too
Examples
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When the protests come to Florida, count me in.
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If you're organizing a game night, count me in!
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Well, I mean, if the show's anything like him, count me in.
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Can you count me in?
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You can count me in.
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If anybody wants to go down that road, count me in on the software side.
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Definitely count me in for wanting to try this.
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If it gets my heart pumping, count me in.
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Yeah, count me in.
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From Jeanne in Fort Worth, TX, who writes, "Count me in for Monday's 'Empty Chair Day' campaign."
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Synonyms
∞
1.0
Become a member of a group or take part in its activities
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2.5
To join in an activity with other people
169
1.4
To join in an activity with other people
143
1.1
To take part in an activity that others are already doing
20
4.3
To join an activity or event with other people
Antonyms
How Willing
- Informal
354
3.9
- Informal
19
3.3
14
3.1
- Informal
1
9.7
63
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to include me' is directly and compositionally derived from 'count' (to include/take into account) + 'me' (the speaker) + 'in' (indicating inclusion). This verb + particle construction follows a common, transparent pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would very likely understand the MWE.
Etymology
Count me in comes from the image of a person counting people and adding one more to a list by saying 'count me in'. So, it now means 'to be included' or 'to take part'.