count

verb

\ ˈkau̇nt

, dialectal ˈkyau̇nt\

Definition of count

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a : to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number Count the pages of the manuscript.

b : to name the numbers in order up to and including Count ten.

c : to include in a tallying and reckoning about 100 present, counting children

d : to call aloud (beats or time units) Count cadence. Count the eighth notes.

2a : consider, account count oneself lucky

b : to record as of an opinion or persuasion Count me as uncommitted.

3 : to include or exclude by or as if by counting Count me in.

intransitive verb

1a : to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups count by fives

b : to count the units in a group She was interrupted while she was counting.

2 : to rely or depend on someone or something —used with on He counted on his parents to help with the expenses.

3 : add, total It counts up to a sizable amount.

4a : to have value or significance These are the people who really count. His opinions don't count for much.

b : to deserve to be regarded or considered a job so easy it hardly counts as work

and counting

: with more to come in business for 50 years and counting

count heads or count noses

: to count the number present

count on

: to look forward to as certain : anticipate counted on winning

count

noun (1)

Definition of count (Entry 2 of 3)

1a : the action or process of counting

b : a total obtained by counting : tally

2 archaic

a : reckoning, account

b : consideration, estimation

3a : allegation, charge specifically : one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment guilty on all counts

b : a specific point under consideration : issue disagreeing on this count

4 : the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them bacteria count

5a : the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down He took a count of nine before getting up.

b : the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn The count stood at 3 and 2.

c : score tied the count with a minute to play

6a : a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces

b : the number of threads per square inch in a cloth

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