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Meaning
Verb
●
To
recite
numbers
in sequence.
●
To
determine
the number of (objects in a group).
●
To amount to, to number in total.
●
To be of
significance
; to matter.
●
To be an
example
of something: often
followed by
as and an
indefinite
noun.
●
To
consider
something as an
example
of something or as having some quality; to
account
, to
regard
as.
●
To
reckon
in, to include in consideration.
●
To take
account
or
note
(of), to care (for).
●
To
recount
, to tell.
●
In British English & Law:
To
plead
orally
; to
argue
a matter
in court
; to
recite
a count.
Noun
●
The
act
of
counting
or
tallying
a quantity.
●
The result of a
tally
that
reveals
the number of
items
in a set; a
quantity
counted.
●
A countdown.
●
In Law:
A
charge
of
misconduct
brought in
a
legal
proceeding.
●
In Baseball:
The number of
balls
and
strikes
,
respectively
, on a batter's in-progress
plate
appearance.
●
An
object
of interest
or
account
; value; estimation.
●
The
male
ruler
of a county.
●
A
nobleman
holding
a
rank
intermediate
between
dukes
and barons.
●
In Entomology, Limenitidine butterflies & Nobility:
Any of various
nymphalid
butterflies
of the
genus
Tanaecia. Other
butterflies
in this
genus
are called
earls
and viscounts.
Adj
●
In Grammar & Linguistics:
Countable.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
count
English
counten
Middle English (1100-1500)
conter
Anglo-Norman
conter
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
computare
Latin
computo
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Enumerate
Count
Numerate
Tally
Tell
Number
Earl
Comte
Conte
Graf
Tell Off
Antonyms
Miscount
Related
Qualify
Score
Classify
Register
Record
Work
Take
List
Exist
Numbers
Hold
Consider
Rely
Volume
Measure
Constitute
Compute
Total
Percentage
Quantity
Length
Sample
Frequency
Drop
Charge
Draw
Rate
Rating
Turn
Pass
Vote
Size
Collect
Recognize
Weigh
Catch
Density
Concentration
Represent
Test
Track
Apply
Limit
Ratio
Depend
Mark
Focus
Place
Carry
Matter
Call
Add Up
Show Up
Make Sense
Make A Difference
More
Rhymes
Count
Mount
Fount
Amount
Remount
Account
Unmount
Recount
Discount
Dismount
Tantamount
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