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Meaning of 'count' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Count [ n.]
- A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.
2 . Count [ v. i.]
- To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.
- To reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon.
- To take account or note; -- with
- To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.
3 . Count [ v. t.]
- To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon.
- To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging.
- To esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or consider.
- The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.
- An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
- A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution.

Meaning of 'count' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . count [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the total number counted
Example in sentence:
  • a blood count
Meaning (2):
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Example in sentence:
  • the counting continued for several hours
3 . count [ v]
Meaning (3):
- determine the number or amount of
Example in sentence:
  • Can you count the books on your shelf?;
  • Count your change
Meaning (4):
- take account of
Example in sentence:
  • Count on the monsoon;
  • You have to reckon with our opponents
Meaning (5):
- have faith or confidence in
Example in sentence:
  • Depend on your family in times of crisis;
  • Look to your friends for support;
  • You can bet on that!;
  • you can count on me to help you any time
Meaning (6):
- have a certain value or carry a certain weight
Example in sentence:
  • each answer counts as three points
Meaning (7):
- include as if by counting
Example in sentence:
  • I can count my colleagues in the opposition
Meaning (8):
- have weight; have import, carry weight
Example in sentence:
  • It does not matter much
Meaning (9):
- put into a group
Example in sentence:
  • The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members
Meaning (10):
- show consideration for; take into account
Example in sentence:
  • The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient;
  • You must consider her age
Meaning (11):
- name or recite the numbers in ascending order
Example in sentence:
  • The toddler could count to 100

Nearby Words:

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