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count 1     (kount)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   count·ed, count·ing, counts

v.   tr.
    1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
    2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing.
    3. To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.
    4. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
    5. To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
  2. Informal
    1. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
    2. To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
  3. To believe or consider to be; deem: Count yourself lucky.
v.   intr.
  1. To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: counted by tens.
    1. To have importance: You really count with me.
    2. To have a specified importance or value: Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.
  3. Music To keep time by counting beats.
n.  
  1. The act of counting or calculating.
    1. A number reached by counting.
    2. The totality of specific items in a particular sample: a white blood cell count.
  3. Law Any of the separate and distinct charges in an indictment.
  4. Sports The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.
  5. Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.
  6. To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.
  7. To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise.
Phrasal Verb(s):
count down To recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown.
count off To recite numbers in turn, as when dividing people or things into groups : The 24 children counted off by twos, forming a dozen pairs.
count on
  1. To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.
  2. To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise.
count out To declare (a boxer) out to have been knocked out by calling out the count.

Idiom(s):
count heads/noses To make a count of members, attendees, or participants by or as if by noting bodily presence.

[Middle English counten, from Old French conter, from Latin computāre, to calculate : com-, com- + putāre, to think; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: These verbs mean to be of significance or importance: an opinion that counts; actions that import little; decisions that really matter; thoughts that signify much; considerations that weigh with her.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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