count off (something)

phrase

: to list (something) out loud
She counted off all the things she wanted to do.
He counted the reasons off on his fingers.

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Caine and Wick count off paces and then draw on one another in the highest stakes battle yet. — Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023 By a rudimentary count off the television broadcast, Williams piled up 78 yards after contact. — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2022 Acuña hit the 420-foot blast in the bottom of the fifth on a 1-2 count off of pitcher Corbin Burnes, last year's NL Cy Young award winner. — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 8 May 2022 Of course, no headset mic is going to stand up to the quality that standard microphones can deliver, so try not to count off too much for it. — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Feb. 2022 Galleries used to count off how many times Sergio Garcia regripped his clubs. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2021 My therapist told me that many patients count off street names from their hometown but that causes complications when your hometown is the birthplace of your trauma. — Beth Ashley, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2021

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“Count off (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20off%20%28something%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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