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count

1  [kount]
Use count out in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
2. to reckon up; calculate; compute.
3. to list or name the numerals up to: Close your eyes and count ten.
4. to include in a reckoning; take into account: There are five of us here, counting me.
5. to reckon to the credit of another; ascribe; impute.
6. to consider or regard: He counted himself lucky to have survived the crash.
–verb (used without object)
7. to count the items of a collection one by one in order to determine the total: She counted three times before she was satisfied that none was missing.
8. to list or name numerals in order: to count to 100 by fives.
9. to reckon numerically.
10. to have a specified numerical value.
11. to be accounted or worth something: That first try didn't count—I was just practicing.
12. to have merit, importance, value, etc.; deserve consideration: Every bit of help counts.
13. to have worth; amount (usually fol. by for): Intelligence counts for something.
–noun
14. the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation: A count of hands showed 23 in favor and 16 opposed.
15. the number representing the result of a process of counting; the total number.
16. an accounting.
17. Baseball. the number of balls and strikes, usually designated in that order, that have been called on a batter during a turn at bat: a count of two balls and one strike.
18. Law. a distinct charge or theory of action in a declaration or indictment: He was found guilty on two counts of theft.
19. Textiles.
a. a number representing the size or quality of yarn, esp. the number based on the relation of weight to length of the yarn and indicating its degree of coarseness.
b. the number of warp and filling threads per square inch in woven material, representing the texture of the fabric.
20. Bowling. the number of pins struck down by the first ball rolled by a bowler in the frame following a spare and included in the score for the frame in which the spare was made.
21. Physics.
a. a single ionizing reaction registered by an ionization chamber, as in a Geiger counter.
b. the indication of the total number of ionizing reactions registered by an ionization chamber in a given period of time.
22. Archaic. regard; notice.
23. the count, Boxing. the calling aloud by the referee of the seconds from 1 to 10 while a downed boxer remains off his feet. Completion of the count signifies a knockout, which the referee then declares: A hard right sent the challenger down for the count. Also called the full count.
–adjective
24. noting a number of items determined by an actual count: The box is labeled 50 count.
—Verb phrases
25. count down, to count backward, usually by ones, from a given integer to zero.
26. count in, to include: If you're going to the beach, count me in.
27. count off, (often used imperatively, as in the army) to count aloud by turns, as to arrange positions within a group of persons; divide or become divided into groups: Close up ranks and count off from the left by threes.
28. count on or upon, to depend or rely on: You can always count on him to lend you money.
29. count out,
a. Boxing. to declare (a boxer) a loser because of inability to stand up before the referee has counted 10 seconds.
b. to exclude: When it comes to mountain climbing, count me out.
c. to count and apportion or give out: She counted out four cookies to each child.
d. to disqualify (ballots) illegally in counting, in order to control the election.
—Idiom
30. count coup. coup 1 (def. 4).
Origin:
1275–1325; (v.) ME counten < AF c(o)unter, OF conter < L computāre to compute; (n.) ME counte < AF c(o)unte, OF conte < LL computus calculation, reckoning, n. deriv. of computāre
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count 1   (kount)   
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 downTo recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown.
count offTo 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 outTo declare (a boxer) out to have been knocked out by calling out the count.

Idiom(s):
count heads/nosesTo 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 © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

count  (n.)
"title of nobility," 1258, from O.Fr. conte, from L. comitem (nom. comes) "companion, attendant," the Roman term for a provincial governor, from com- "with" + ire "go." The Anglo-Norm. term was used to render O.E. eorl, but the word was never truly naturalized and was mainly used with reference to foreign titles.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: count
Function: noun
: CHARGE; specifically : a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or esp. offense counts>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2count
Function: noun
1 a : the action or process of counting b : a total obtained by counting
2 : the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample (as of blood) obtained by counting all or a subsample of them —see ADDIS COUNT, BLOOD COUNT, CELLCOUNT, RED BLOOD COUNT, WHITE COUNT
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Medical Dictionary

count (kount)
v. count·ed, count·ing, counts
To name or list the units of a group or collection one by one in order to determine a total. n.

  1. The act of counting or calculating.

  2. The totality of specific items in a particular sample.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

count out

  1. Declare a boxer (or other contestant) to have lost, as in Paul was counted out in the first round. This term alludes to count in the sense of "ten seconds," the time allowed for a boxer to rise after being knocked down (if he does not rise in time, he is "out"). The earliest recorded use of the term was for a cockfight in 1808; its use for boxing came about a century later. Also see down for the count.

  2. Exclude, leave out of consideration, as in As for skiing this winter, you'll have to count me out. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] Also see count in.

  3. Apportion; also, recalculate. For example, They counted out four pieces of music for each band member, or When Peggy got her change she counted out all the pennies. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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