count
To recite numbers in sequence.
Verb 4 meanings
To recite numbers in sequence.
“Can you count to a hundred?”
To determine the number of (objects in a group).
“Count the number of apples in the bag and write down the number on the spreadsheet.”
To amount to, to number in total.
To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).
“Your views don’t count here.”
Noun 4 meanings
The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
“Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.”
The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
A countdown.
A distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.
Adjective 2 meanings
Countable.
Used to show the amount of like items in a package.
Etymology
From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“to compute”). In this sense, displaced native Old English tellan, whence Modern English tell. Doublet of compute.
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COUNT at a glance
COUNT has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,513 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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