I. ˈkau̇nt, dialect ˈkyau̇nt verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to consider
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved : number
b. : to name the numbers in order up to and including
count ten
c. : to include in a tallying and reckoning
about 100 present, count ing children
d. : to call aloud (beats or time units)
count cadence
count eighth notes
2.
a. : consider , account
count oneself lucky
b. : to record as of an opinion or persuasion
count me as uncommitted
3. : to include or exclude by or as if by counting
count me in
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups
count by fives
b. : to count the units in a group
2. : to rely or depend on someone or something — used with on
count ed on his parents to help with the expenses
3. : add , total
it count s up to a sizable amount
4.
a. : to have value or significance
these are the people who really count
his opinions don't count for much
b. : to deserve to be regarded or considered
a job so easy it hardly count s as work
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- and counting
- count heads
- count on
II. noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the action or process of counting
b. : a total obtained by counting : tally
2. archaic
a. : reckoning , account
b. : consideration , estimation
3.
a. : allegation , charge ; specifically : one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment
guilty on all count s
b. : a specific point under consideration : issue
4. : the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them
bacteria count
5.
a. : the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down
b. : the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn
the count stood at 3 and 2
c. : score
tied the count with a minute to play
6.
a. : a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces
b. : the number of threads per square inch in a cloth
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunte, from Late Latin comit-, comes, from Latin, companion, one of the imperial court, from com- + ire to go — more at issue
Date: 15th century
: a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl