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| count [ kownt ] |
verb (past and past participle count·ed, present participle count·ing, 3rd person present singular counts) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb say numbers: to say numbers in order, usually starting at one
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2. transitive and intransitive verb add up: to add things up to see how many there are or to find the value of an amount of money
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3. transitive verb include somebody or something: to include somebody or something in a calculation
  If you count me and Jodie, there will be 15 people.
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4. transitive and intransitive verb consider or be considered: to consider somebody or something, or be considered, in a particular way or as a particular thing
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5. intransitive verb be of importance: to be of importance or value
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6. intransitive verb have value: to have a specific value
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7. transitive and intransitive verb keep time: to keep musical time by counting beats
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noun (plural counts) |
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1. saying of numbers: an act of saying numbers in order
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2. finding of total: an addition of people or things to find a total
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3. total of something: a total that is reached by adding things up
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4. one of many points: any one of a number of points, e.g. in a discussion
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5. charge against somebody: a charge against somebody who is on trial
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6. balls and strikes on baseball batter: in baseball, the number of balls and strikes that a batter has accumulated during a turn at bat
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7. boxing referee's count: in boxing, a count to ten by the referee during which a boxer who has been knocked down must stand up or lose the match
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| [14th century. < Old French conte (noun), co(u)nter "reckon" < Latin computare "reckon together"] |
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keep count to count and remember the number of people or things counted
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lose count to fail to count accurately or remember the number of people or things counted
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out or down for the count
1. unconscious or deeply asleep and unlikely to wake again for some time (slang)
2. boxingunable to stand up, after being knocked down, within the ten-second count given by the referee in a boxing match, and therefore losing the match
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