count
 I. count1 (kount)v. count·ed, count·ing, countsv. tr.
1.
a. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
b. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including:
count three before firing.
c. To include in a reckoning; take account of:
ten dogs, counting the puppies.
2. Informal.
a. To include by or as if by counting:
Count me in.
b. 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.
2.
a. To have importance:
You really count with me.
b. 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.
2.
a. A number reached by counting.
b. 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.Phrasal Verbs: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: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: count1, import, matter, signify, weigh
1 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. II. count2 (kount)n.
1. A nobleman in some European countries.
2. Abbr. Ct. Used as a title for such a nobleman. [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.]
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