Pronunciation Verb
count (counts, present participle counting; past and past participle counted)
- (intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.
- Can you count to a hundred? The psychiatrist asked her to count down from a hundred by sevens.
- (transitive) To determine the number (of objects in a group).
- There are three apples; count them.
- (intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.
- Your views don't count here. It does count if you cheat with someone when you're drunk.
- (intransitive) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
- This excellent man […] counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen.
- Apples count as a type of fruit.
- (transitive) To consider something an example of something.
- He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river. I count you as more than a friend.
- (obsolete) To take account or note (of).
- (UK, legal) To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.
- (determine the number of objects in a group) enumerate, number; see also Thesaurus:count
- French: compter
- German: zählen
- Italian: contare
- Portuguese: valer, contar, importar
- Russian: счита́ться
- Spanish: importar
count (plural counts)
- The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
- Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.
- The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
- A countdown.
- (legal) A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
- (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
- He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded.
- (obsolete) An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
- all his care and count
- French: compte, décompte
- German: zählen
- Italian: conto, conteggio, calcolo
- Portuguese: contagem
- Russian: счёт
- Spanish: cuenta
- French: compte, nombre
- German: Anzahl
- Italian: totale, numero
- Portuguese: contagem, número
- Russian: счёт
- Spanish: conteo, número
- French: compte à rebours, décompte
- Portuguese: contagem final
- Russian: отсчёт
- French: chef d'accusation, chef d’inculpation
- Spanish: punto, cargo
count (not comparable)
- (linguistics, grammar) countable#English|Countable.
count (plural counts)
- The male ruler of a county.
- A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.
- (female form or wife) countess, contessa
- (adjectival form) comital
- (related titles) baron, don, duke, earl, lord, prince
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