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US
/ˈkaʊnt/
]
[ UK /kˈaʊnt/ ]
[ UK /kˈaʊnt/ ]
NOUN
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the total number counted
a blood count -
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
the counting continued for several hours - a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
VERB
-
have faith or confidence in
You can bet on that!
Look to your friends for support
Depend on your family in times of crisis
you can count on me to help you any time -
name or recite the numbers in ascending order
The toddler could count to 100 -
have weight; have import, carry weight
It does not matter much -
take account of
Count on the monsoon
You have to reckon with our opponents -
determine the number or amount of
Can you count the books on your shelf?
Count your change -
include as if by counting
I can count my colleagues in the opposition -
put into a group
The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members -
have a certain value or carry a certain weight
each answer counts as three points -
show consideration for; take into account
The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient
You must consider her age
How To Use count In A Sentence
- My generation was raised on a diet of stultifyingly tedious, but worthy accounts of embryology, typically very badly printed on what appeared to be rice paper.
- Laura Wade's Posh, timed to open as the Tories edged into power in May 2010, reminded us just what we were in for: overprivileged hooligans in drinking-society blazers who trash a pub as thoughtlessly as they will trash the country. Dominic Cooke: a life in theatre
- The mysterious jack snipe is a typical bird of the often water-logged northern taiga, birch and willow country.
- Our ambition is to build a prosperous, inclusive and outward-looking country. Times, Sunday Times
- Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
- The interiors are beautifully kept and the countryside is lush and fruitful. Times, Sunday Times
- I reassured him it was secure by logging into my account and viewing his profile. Computing
- Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Ali Gharib: What Did WikiLeaks Really Tell Us About Iran?
- Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
- The material you choose for surfaces including counters, backsplashes and floors can also account for variations in price.