keep count
idiom
: to remember or keep a record of a number or total
He's had so many different girlfriends lately that I no longer can keep count.
—often + ofShe is keeping count of the hours she spends watching TV.
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State records say 250 students attend, though Sibley Morrison said the school doesn’t really keep count.
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Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
Alfredo Lopez, who narrowly escaped his home of 24 years along with his wife and 24-year-old son, rattled off the names of missing friends — too many to keep count.
—Bobby Caina Calvan, orlandosentinel.com, 4 July 2021
Bilal doesn’t keep count of how many people attend the mosque.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
For those who keep count, the two flavors contain 4% alcohol by volume, less than 110 calories and under 5 grams of sugar per can.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2022
This gallinaceous volume — possibly his 32nd, who can keep count? — includes a gallery of his paintings of chickens, anecdotes from his remarkable life and recipes that are more story than instruction.
—Karen Heller, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
Here in Izyum, one of 20 towns and cities liberated in the recent surprise Ukrainian counteroffensive, investigators are struggling to keep count of the bodies being recovered from beneath the forest floor.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
Ozzy doesn’t keep count, and in fact always found the calendar-keeping associated with Alcoholics Anonymous to be a nuisance.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2022
Some variations to try: Hide pieces of a puzzle around the house (be sure to keep count).
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2022
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Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2023
Alfredo Lopez, who narrowly escaped his home of 24 years along with his wife and 24-year-old son, rattled off the names of missing friends — too many to keep count.
—Bobby Caina Calvan, orlandosentinel.com, 4 July 2021
Bilal doesn’t keep count of how many people attend the mosque.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2021
For those who keep count, the two flavors contain 4% alcohol by volume, less than 110 calories and under 5 grams of sugar per can.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2022
This gallinaceous volume — possibly his 32nd, who can keep count? — includes a gallery of his paintings of chickens, anecdotes from his remarkable life and recipes that are more story than instruction.
—Karen Heller, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
Here in Izyum, one of 20 towns and cities liberated in the recent surprise Ukrainian counteroffensive, investigators are struggling to keep count of the bodies being recovered from beneath the forest floor.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
Ozzy doesn’t keep count, and in fact always found the calendar-keeping associated with Alcoholics Anonymous to be a nuisance.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2022
Some variations to try: Hide pieces of a puzzle around the house (be sure to keep count).
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2022
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“Keep count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20count. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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