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.
[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]
(in some European countries) a nobleman equivalent in rank to an English earl.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME counte < AF c(o)unte, OF conte, comte < LL comitem, acc. of comes honorary title of various imperial functionaries, L: retainer, staff member, lit., companion; see comes]
To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing.
To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.
To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
Informal
To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
To believe or consider to be; deem: Count yourself lucky.
v.
intr.
To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: counted by tens.
To have importance: You really count with me.
To have a specified importance or value: Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.
Music To keep time by counting beats.
n.
The act of counting or calculating.
A number reached by counting.
The totality of specific items in a particular sample: a white blood cell count.
Law Any of the separate and distinct charges in an indictment.
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.
Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.
To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.
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
To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.
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.
[Middle English counte, from Old French conte, from Late Latin comes, comit-, occupant of any state office, from Latin, companion; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]
"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.
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
3.
a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
verb
1.
determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
2.
have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
3.
show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" [syn: consider]
4.
name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler could count to 100"
5.
put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
6.
include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
7.
have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points"
8.
have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
9.
take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" [syn: reckon]
nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl
Arabic:
كونت: لَقَب نَـبالَـه
Chinese (Simplified):
伯爵
Chinese (Traditional):
伯爵
Czech:
hrabě
Danish:
greve
Dutch:
graaf
Estonian:
krahv
Finnish:
kreivi
French:
comte
German:
der Graf
Greek:
κόμης
Hungarian:
gróf
Icelandic:
greifi
Indonesian:
gelar bangsawan di Eropa
Japanese:
伯爵
Korean:
백작
Latvian:
grāfs ne angļu
Lithuanian:
grafas
Norwegian:
greve
Polish:
hrabia
Portuguese (Brazil):
conde
Portuguese (Portugal):
conde
Romanian:
conte
Russian:
граф
Slovak:
gróf
Slovenian:
grof
Spanish:
conde
Turkish:
kont
count1[kaunt]verb
to name the numbers up to Example: Count (up to) ten.
Arabic:
يَعُدُّ
Chinese (Simplified):
数数
Chinese (Traditional):
數數
Czech:
počítat
Danish:
tælle
Dutch:
tellen
Estonian:
loendama
Finnish:
laskea
French:
compter
German:
zählen
Greek:
μετρώ
Hungarian:
számol
Icelandic:
telja
Indonesian:
menghitung
Japanese:
数える
Korean:
수를 어느 곳까지 세다
Latvian:
skaitīt
Lithuanian:
skaičiuoti
Norwegian:
telle
Polish:
liczyć
Portuguese (Brazil):
contar
Portuguese (Portugal):
contar
Romanian:
a număra
Russian:
считать
Slovak:
počítať, rátať
Slovenian:
šteti
Spanish:
contar
Swedish:
räkna
Turkish:
saymak
count2[kaunt]verb
to calculate using numbers Example: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.
Arabic:
يُحْصـي
Chinese (Simplified):
计数
Chinese (Traditional):
計數
Czech:
spočítat
Danish:
tælle
Dutch:
tellen
Estonian:
kokku lugema
Finnish:
laskea
French:
compter
German:
zählen
Greek:
λογαριάζω, υπολογίζω
Hungarian:
megszámol
Icelandic:
telja
Indonesian:
menghitung
Japanese:
計算する
Korean:
계산하다
Latvian:
saskaitīt
Lithuanian:
suskaičiuoti
Norwegian:
telle, kalkulere, regne opp
Polish:
liczyć
Portuguese (Brazil):
contar
Portuguese (Portugal):
contar
Romanian:
a număra
Russian:
пересчитывать
Slovak:
spočítať, zrátať
Slovenian:
računati, šteti
Spanish:
contar
Swedish:
räkna, beräkna
Turkish:
saymak
count3[kaunt]verb
to be important or have an effect or value Example: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.
Arabic:
يكونُ مُعتبرا، له أهميّـه
Chinese (Simplified):
有价值
Chinese (Traditional):
有價值
Czech:
platit; být důležitý
Danish:
tælle
Dutch:
meetellen
Estonian:
tähtis olema
Finnish:
merkitä, vaikuttaa
French:
compter
German:
zählen
Greek:
υπολογίζομαι, επηρεάζω
Hungarian:
számít
Icelandic:
skipta máli
Indonesian:
penting
Japanese:
重要である
Korean:
중요하다
Latvian:
skaitīties; būt ar nozīmi
Lithuanian:
būti svarbiam, turėti įtakos, vertę
Norwegian:
telle med, bety noe, komme med i betraktning
Polish:
liczyć się
Portuguese (Brazil):
contar, importar
Portuguese (Portugal):
contar
Romanian:
a conta
Russian:
считаться
Slovak:
mať význam
Slovenian:
veljati
Spanish:
contar, tener importancia
Swedish:
räknas, ha betydelse
Turkish:
önemli olmak
count4[kaunt]verb
to consider Example: Count yourself lucky to be here.
Arabic:
يَعْتَبِـر
Chinese (Simplified):
把…看作
Chinese (Traditional):
把…看作
Czech:
považovat
Danish:
regne; anse
Dutch:
beschouwen
Estonian:
millekski pidama
Finnish:
pitää jonakin
French:
estimer
German:
schätzen
Greek:
θεωρώ
Hungarian:
vminek tart vkit
Icelandic:
telja, álíta
Indonesian:
menganggap
Japanese:
～とみなす
Korean:
…이라고 간주하다
Latvian:
uzskatīt
Lithuanian:
laikyti
Norwegian:
prise seg lykkelig
Polish:
uważać
Portuguese (Brazil):
considerar
Portuguese (Portugal):
considerarse
Romanian:
a considera
Russian:
считать
Slovak:
považovať
Slovenian:
imeti se za
Spanish:
considerarse
Swedish:
anse, skatta
Turkish:
saymak
count1[kaunt]noun
an act of numbering Example: They took a count of how many people attended.
Arabic:
عَدُّ، إحْصاء
Chinese (Simplified):
计数
Chinese (Traditional):
計數
Czech:
počet
Danish:
optælling; tælling
Dutch:
telling
Estonian:
loendamine
French:
compte
German:
die Zählung
Greek:
μέτρημα
Hungarian:
számolás
Icelandic:
telja
Indonesian:
penghitungan
Japanese:
計算
Korean:
계산; 셈
Latvian:
skaitīšana
Lithuanian:
skaičiavimas
Norwegian:
opptelling
Polish:
liczenie
Portuguese (Brazil):
contagem
Portuguese (Portugal):
contagem
Romanian:
numărătoare
Russian:
подсчёт
Slovak:
počet
Slovenian:
štetje
Spanish:
cálculo, recuento
Swedish:
räkning
Turkish:
sayma
count2[kaunt]noun
a charge brought against a prisoner etc Example: She faces three counts of theft.
Ac*count"\, n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See Account, v. t., Count, n., 1.]1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. A beggarly account of empty boxes. --Shak. 2. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank. 3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts. 4. A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle. "A laudable account of the city of London." --Howell. 5. A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon. Give an account of thy stewardship. --Luke xvi. 2. 6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. "To stand high in your account." --Shak. 7. Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. "Men of account." --Pope. "To turn to account." --Shak. Account current, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account. In account with, in a relation requiring an account to be kept. On account of, for the sake of; by reason of; because of. On one's own account, for one's own interest or behalf. To make account, to have an opinion or expectation; to reckon. [Obs.] This other part . . . makes account to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it. --Milton. To make account of, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as, he makes small account of beauty. To take account of, or to take into account, to take into consideration; to notice. "Of their doings, God takes no account." --Milton . A writ of account (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an action of account. --Cowell. Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal. Usage: Account, Narrative, Narration, Recital. These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events. Account turns attention not so much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more properly applies to the report of some single event, or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an account of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A narrative is a continuous story of connected incidents, such as one friend might tell to another; as, a narrative of the events of a siege, a narrative of one's life, etc. Narration is usually the same as narrative, but is sometimes used to describe the mode of relating events; as, his powers of narration are uncommonly great. Recital denotes a series of events drawn out into minute particulars, usually expressing something which peculiarly interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the recital of one's wrongs, disappointments, sufferings, etc.
Ac*count"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Accounting.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, [`a] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See Count, v. t.]1. To reckon; to compute; to count. [Obs.] The motion of . . . the sun whereby years are accounted. --Sir T. Browne. 2. To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with to. [R.] --Clarendon. 3. To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem. Accounting that God was able to raise him up. --Heb. xi. 19. 4. To recount; to relate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Cal"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calculater; p. pr. & vb. n. Calculating.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning; hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming, limestone. See Calx.]1. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute. A calencar exacity calculated than any othe. --North. 2. To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences of; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity. A cunning man did calculate my birth. --Shak. 3. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people. [Religion] is . . . calculated for our benefit. --Abp. Tillotson. 4. To plan; to expect; to think. [Local, U. S.] Syn: To compute; reckon; count; estimate; rate. Usage: To Calculate, Compute. Reckon, Count. These words indicate the means by which we arrive at a given result in regard to quantity. We calculate with a view to obtain a certain point of knowledge; as, to calculate an eclipse. We compute by combining given numbers, in order to learn the grand result. We reckon and count in carrying out the details of a computation. These words are also used in a secondary and figurative sense. "Calculate is rather a conjection from what is, as to what may be; computation is a rational estimate of what has been, from what is; reckoning is a conclusive conviction, a pleasing assurance that a thing will happen; counting indicates an expectation. We calculate on a gain; we compute any loss sustained, or the amount of any mischief done; we reckon on a promised pleasure; we count the hours and minutes until the time of enjoyment arrives" --Crabb.
![[P]](http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium_mh.gif){kind=small}
Audio Help [kount] Pronunciation Key 
