First Known Use: 14th century
Dictionary
1count
verb \ˈkau̇nt, dial ˈkyau̇nt\
: to add (people or things) together to find the total number
: to say numbers in order
: to include (someone or something) in a total
Full Definition of COUNT
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, counting children> d : to call aloud (beats or time units) <count cadence> <count eighth notes>
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: 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 <counted on his parents to help with the expenses>
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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 counts as work>
— and counting
: with more to come <in business for 50 years and counting>
— count heads or count noses
: to count the number present
— count on
: to look forward to as certain : anticipate <counted on winning>
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Origin of COUNT
Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, counter, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to consider
2count
noun
Definition of COUNT
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a : allegation, charge; specifically : one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment <guilty on all counts> b : a specific point under consideration : issue
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: the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by counting all or a subsample of them <bacteria count>
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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>
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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
First Known Use of COUNT
14th century
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
3count
noun
Definition of COUNT
: a European nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of a British earl
Origin of COUNT
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
First Known Use: 15th century
COUNT[3] Defined for Kids
1count
verb \ˈkau̇nt\
count·edcount·ing
Definition of COUNT for Kids
1
: to add one by one in order to find the total number <Count the apples in the box.>
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: to name the numbers one by one, by groups, or in order up to a particular point <Hide before I count ten.> <Count to 100 by fives.>
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: to include in thinking about <Don't count Sunday as a work day.>
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: to have value, force, or importance <Every vote counts.>
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: to consider or judge to be <I count myself lucky.>
— count on
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: to rely or depend on (someone) to do something <I'm counting on you to help me out.>
2
: to expect (something) to happen <I wouldn't count on the test being postponed.>
2count
noun
Definition of COUNT for Kids
1
: the act or process of naming numbers or adding one by one
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: a total arrived at by adding <a vote count>
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: any one crime that a person is charged with <She is guilty on all counts.>
3count
noun
Definition of COUNT for Kids
: a European nobleman whose rank is like that of a British earl
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