COUNT (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) OUT


Meaning of COUNT (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) OUT in English

count somebody/something out phrasal verb ( see also ↑ count )

1 . to not include someone or something in an activity:

I’m sorry, you’ll have to count me out tonight.

2 . to decide that someone or something is not important or worth considering:

I wouldn’t count him out. If anybody can make a comeback, he can.

3 . count something ↔ out to put things down one by one as you count them:

The teller counted out ten $50 bills.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.