Definitions for count
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. countnoun

   the total number counted

   "a blood count"

2. count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tallynoun

   the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

   "the counting continued for several hours"

3. countverb

   a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl

4. count, number, enumerate, numerateverb

   determine the number or amount of

   "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"

5. count, matter, weighverb

   have weight; have import, carry weight

   "It does not matter much"

6. consider, count, weighverb

   show consideration for; take into account

   "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

7. countverb

   name or recite the numbers in ascending order

   "The toddler could count to 100"

8. count, numberverb

   put into a group

   "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

9. countverb

   include as if by counting

   "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

10. countverb

    have a certain value or carry a certain weight

    "each answer counts as three points"

11. count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckonverb

    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"

12. reckon, countverb

    take account of

    "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. countnoun

   The male ruler of a county; also known as an earl, especially in England. The female equivalent is countess.

   Etymology: From counten, from conter, from conter, from computare, present active infinitive of computo. Displaced native tellen (from tellan) and rimen (from riman).

Webster Dictionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Countverb

   to tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

2. Countverb

   to place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

3. Countverb

   to esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or consider

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

4. Countverb

   to number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

5. Countverb

   to reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

6. Countverb

   to take account or note; -- with

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

7. Countverb

   to plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

8. Countverb

   the act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

9. Countverb

   an object of interest or account; value; estimation

   Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

10. Countverb

    a formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution

    Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

11. Countnoun

    a nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl

    Etymology: [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]

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1. Count

   Count or Countess is a title in European countries for a noble of varying status, but historically deemed to convey an approximate rank intermediate between the highest and lowest titles of nobility. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is "comital". The British and Irish equivalent is an earl. Alternative names for the "Count" rank in the nobility structure are used in other countries, such as Graf in Germany and Hakushaku during the Japanese Imperial era.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Count

   kownt, n. on the Continent, a title of nobility equal in rank to an English earl:—fem. Count′ess, the wife of a count or earl (fem. of earl).—ns. Count′ship, a count's dignity or domain (also used as a title); Coun′ty, a portion of a country separated for the administration of justice: a shire; Coun′ty-fam′ily, a family of the nobility or gentry (Coun′ty-people), with estates and a seat in the county. [O. Fr. conte—L. comes, comitis, a companion, con, with, īre, itum, to go.]

2. Count

   kownt, v.t. to number, sum up: to ascribe: esteem: consider.—v.i. to add to or increase a number by being counted to it: to depend.—n. act of numbering: the number counted: a particular charge in an indictment.—adj. Count′able, capable of being counted.—ns. Count′er, he who or that which counts: that which indicates a number: a piece of metal, &c., used in reckoning: a table on which money is counted or goods laid; Count′ing-house, Count′ing-room, the house or room in which merchants keep their accounts and transact business.—adj. Count′less, that cannot be counted: innumerable.—n. Count′-wheel, a wheel with notched edge controlling the stroke of a clock in sounding the hours. [O. Fr. cunter (Fr. compter)—L. computāre.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. count

   To calculate an accurate and specific number.

   The machine can count the number of items through the use of specific software.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 29, 2020  

2. count

   To use the mind to create mathematical calculations.

   We have all been taught to count using the ability of our mind.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 29, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Classify
   • Determine
   • Estimate
   • Include
   • Investigation
   • Number
   • Recite
   • Trust

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'count' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4384

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'count' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1876

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'count' in Nouns Frequency: #1325

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'count' in Verbs Frequency: #405

How to pronounce count?

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of count in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of count in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of count in a Sentence

1. Michael Underhill:

   Billions of dollars in Vale's assets have already been frozen as we discussed this weekend, there remains a fair chance that all of Vale's dams (which exceed 100 in count) will also be coming under great scrutiny going forward.

2. Andrew Ceresney:

   This action should send the message that there will be consequences for such lapses, when companies cease disclosures to the public and go dark, they must ensure that they accurately count their holders of record, so that investors are not deprived of information they are entitled to under the law.

3. Gareth Southgate:

   When you have spells, you have to make them count; we probably needed that second goal, we've come an incredible long way in a short space of time. We are probably beyond where we thought we might be able to go. So tonight we weren't quite there, but the team will be stronger for that.

4. Martha Joynt Kumar:

   She came in committed to holding daily briefings — and gaggles if they were on the road, when you count workdays without weekends and holidays, they held briefing sessions 91 % of the days.

5. Muhammad Haider Sajjad:

   I had not much to do during my illness. I used to keep count of injections I was being given.

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