count
/kaʊnt/noun, verb1 syllable
Count means: have faith or confidence in.
Synonyms for count21
noun, as in the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
verb, as in determine the number or amount of
verb, as in put into a group
verb, as in take account of
What does count mean?12
verb
have faith or confidence in“you can count on me to help you any time”
determine the number or amount of“Can you count the books on your shelf?”
have weight; have import, carry weight“It does not matter much”
show consideration for; take into account“You must consider her age”
put into a group“The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members”
take account of“You have to reckon with our opponents”
name or recite the numbers in ascending order“The toddler could count to 100”
include as if by counting“I can count my colleagues in the opposition”
have a certain value or carry a certain weight“each answer counts as three points”
noun
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order“the counting continued for several hours”
the total number counted“a blood count”
a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with count?6
Count in a sentence
- You should only count on yourself--but even then, not too much.rmccar1
- He's a man of his word, so you can count on him.CK
- When angry, count ten; when very angry, a hundred.unknown
- If there's no life after death, then you'd better make this life count.darinmex
- When the chips are down, the only one you can count on is yourself.darinmex
- If you're going to the beach, count me in.Objectivesea
- When angry, count to ten before you speak.CM
- When you were two years old, you could count to ten.keira_n
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Forms of count
as a noun
- plural
- counts
as a verb
- past tense
- counted
- present participle
- counting
- third-person singular
- counts
- past participle
- counted