Definition of count
transitive verb
1a : to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number Count the pages of the manuscript.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 childrend : to call aloud (beats or time units) Count cadence. Count the eighth notes.
2a : consider, account count oneself luckyb : 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 verb
1a : to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups count by fivesb : to count the units in a group She was interrupted while she was counting.
2 : to rely or depend on someone or something —used with on He counted on his parents to help with the expenses.
4a : 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
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From the M-W Editors
Examples of count in a Sentence
Count the plates on the table.
She made sure to count her change.
Count how many fingers I am holding up.
He counted seven deer in the field.
There are 10 days left until the end of school, counting from today.
Keep counting until there are no more left to count.
Don't interrupt me. I'm counting.
Can your daughter count yet?
There will be 150 people at the wedding, not counting children.
Origin and Etymology of count
Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to consider
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Definition of count
1a : the action or process of countingb : a total obtained by counting : tally
2 archaic a : reckoning, accountb : consideration, estimation
3a : allegation, charge; specifically : one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment guilty on all countsb : a specific point under consideration : issue disagreeing on this count
4 : the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them bacteria count
5a : the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down He took a count of nine before getting up.b : the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn The count stood at 3 and 2.c : score tied the count with a minute to play
6a : a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it producesb : the number of threads per square inch in a cloth
Origin and Etymology of count
see 1count
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
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Definition of count
: a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl
Origin and Etymology of count
Middle English, from Anglo-French cunte, from Late Latin comit-, comes, from Latin, companion, one of the imperial court, from com- + ire to go — more at issue
COUNT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of count for English Language Learners
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: to add (people or things) together to find the total number
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: to say numbers in order
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: to include (someone or something) in a total
COUNT Defined for Kids
Definition of count for Students
counted
;counting
1 : to add one by one in order to find the total number Count the apples in the box.
2 : to name the numbers one by one, by groups, or in order up to a particular point Hide before I count ten. Count to 100 by fives.
3 : to include in thinking about Don't count Sunday as a work day.
4 : to have value, force, or importance Every vote counts.
5 : to consider or judge to be I count myself lucky.
count on
1 : to rely or depend on (someone) to do something I'm counting on you to help me out.
2 : to expect (something) to happen I wouldn't count on the test being postponed.
Definition of count for Students
1 : the act or process of naming numbers or adding one by one
2 : a total arrived at by adding a vote count
3 : any one crime that a person is charged with She is guilty on all counts.
Definition of count for Students
: a European nobleman whose rank is like that of a British earl
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of count
: to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved
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Medical Definition of count
1a: the action or process of countingb: a total obtained by counting
2: the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample (as of blood) obtained by counting all or a subsample of them—see addis count, blood count, cell count, red blood count, white count
Law Dictionary
count
Legal Definition of count
: charge; specifically : a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or especially offense guilty on all counts
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