Definition of Count

1. Verb. Determine the number or amount of. "They count the money "; "Count your change"


2. Noun. The total number counted. "A blood count"

3. Verb. Have weight; have import, carry weight. "It does not matter much"
Exact synonyms: Matter, Weigh
Generic synonyms: Be
Specialized synonyms: Press, Weigh
Derivative terms: Matter, Matter
Also: Matter To

4. Noun. The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order. "The counting continued for several hours"

5. Verb. Show consideration for; take into account. "They count their earnings this year"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
Exact synonyms: Consider, Weigh
Derivative terms: Consideration, Weighing

6. Noun. A nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl.
Specialized synonyms: Count Palatine, Landgrave
Generic synonyms: Lord, Noble, Nobleman

7. Verb. Name or recite the numbers in ascending order. "The toddler could count to 100"
Generic synonyms: Recite
Specialized synonyms: Count Down
Also: Count Down, Count Out
Derivative terms: Counting

8. Verb. Put into a group. "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
Exact synonyms: Number
Generic synonyms: Assort, Class, Classify, Separate, Sort, Sort Out
Derivative terms: Number

9. Verb. Include as if by counting. "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
Generic synonyms: Include

10. Verb. Have a certain value or carry a certain weight. "Each answer counts as three points"
Generic synonyms: Be

11. Verb. Have faith or confidence in. "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
Exact synonyms: Bet, Calculate, Depend, Look, Reckon
Generic synonyms: Bank, Rely, Swear, Trust
Derivative terms: Dependency

12. Verb. Take account of. "Count on the monsoon"
Exact synonyms: Reckon
Generic synonyms: Approximate, Estimate, Gauge, Guess, Judge

Definition of Count

1. v. t. 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.

2. v. i. 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.

3. n. The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.

4. n. A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.

Definition of Count

1. Noun. The act of counting or tallying a quantity. ¹

2. Noun. The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted. ¹

3. Noun. A countdown. ¹

4. Noun. (legal) A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding. ¹

5. Noun. (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To enumerate the digits of one's numeral system. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To determine the number (of objects in a group). ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To be of significance; to matter. ¹

9. Verb. (intransitive) To be an example of something. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To consider something an example of something. ¹

11. Noun. The male ruler of a county; also known as an earl, especially in England. The female equivalent is countess. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Count

1. to list or mention the units of one by one to ascertain the total [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Count

1. 1. A reckoning, enumeration, or accounting. 2. To enumerate or score. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Count

counseller
counsellers
counselling
counsellings
counsellor
counsellors
counsellorship
counsellour
counselor
counselor-at-law
counselors
counselorship
counselorships
counselour
counsels
count (current term)
count-down
count-downs
count-noun
count angels on pinheads
count coup
count density
count down
count downs
count in
count noun
count nouns
count off
count on
count one's blessings

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