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transitive verb1 a: to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number b: to name the numbers in order up to and including <count ten> c: to include in a tallying and reckoning <about 100 present, counting children> d: to call aloud (beats or time units) <count cadence> <count eighth notes>2 a: consider
, account <count oneself lucky> b: to record as of an opinion or persuasion <count me as uncommitted>3: to include or exclude by or as if by counting <count me in>intransitive verb1 a: to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups <count by fives> b: to count the units in a group2: to rely or depend on someone or something —used with on<counted on his parents to help with the expenses>3: add
, total <it counts up to a sizable amount>4 a: to have value or significance <these are the people who really count> <his opinions don't count for much> b: to deserve to be regarded or considered <a job so easy it hardly counts as work>
— and counting
: with more to come <in business for 50 years and counting>
— count heads or count noses
: to count the number present
— count on
: to look forward to as certain : anticipate <counted on winning>
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