verb
counts; counted; counting
to add (people or things) together to find the total number [+ obj]
[no obj] :to say numbers in order
[+ obj] :to include (someone or something) in a total
[no obj] :to be accepted or allowed officially
[+ obj] :to consider or regard (someone or something) in a specified way
[no obj] :to be considered or regarded as something
[no obj] :to have value or importance
always followed by an adverb or preposition :to be considered in a specified way when a person or thing is being judged [no obj]
and counting
with more to come
count down
[phrasal verb]
to count numbers in a reverse order from higher numbers to lower ones
count down (something) also count (something) down :to pay close attention to the number of (days, miles, etc.) that remain until a particular moment or event is reached
count heads
to count how many people are present at a place
count in
[phrasal verb]
count (someone) in :to plan to include (someone) in an activity :to consider (someone) as one of the people who will be doing something
count off
[phrasal verb]
to count numbers that are spaced a certain number apart
count off (something) or count (something) off :to list (something) out loud
count on/upon
[phrasal verb]
count on/upon (someone)
to trust (someone) :to rely or depend on (someone) to do something
to expect (someone) to do something
count on/upon (something) :to expect (something) to happen
count out
[phrasal verb]
count (someone) out :to not include (someone) in an activity
count (someone or something) out or count out (someone or something) :to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed
count the cost
to feel the bad effects of a mistake, accident, etc.
count toward/towards
[phrasal verb]
count toward/towards (something) or count (something) toward/towards (something) :to have value as a credit or payment in relation to (something)
count your blessings
count your chickens before they hatch
stand up and be counted
who's counting?
informal + humorous - used to say that you do not care about how large a number is
noun
plural counts
[count] an act or process of adding people or things together to find the total number :an act or process of counting - usually singular
the total number that is counted - usually singular
[singular] :an act or process of saying numbers in order until a particular number is reached
usually + of
[count] law :one of the crimes that someone is charged with - often + of
[count] :an idea or opinion that is expressed in a statement, argument, etc.
the count baseball :the number of balls and strikes that have been pitched to a batter
A full count is a situation in baseball in which a batter has three balls and two strikes. - compare 3count
down for the count
US or out for the count
of a boxer :knocked down and unable to get up again while the referee counts to
keep count
to remember or keep a record of a number or total
lose count
to forget a number or total
noun
plural counts
[count] :a nobleman in some European counties who has a high rank similar to a British earl - compare 2count