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Count

/kaʊnt/

The act of counting or tallying a quantity.

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📖 Definitions of "Count"

noun

1
The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
"Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough."
2
The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
3
A countdown.
4
A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.

verb

1
To recite numbers in sequence.
"Can you count to a hundred?"
2
To determine the number (of objects in a group).
"There are three apples; count them."
3
To be of significance; to matter.
"Your views don’t count here. It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk."
4
To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
"Apples count as a type of fruit."

adjective

1
(grammar) Countable.

🔄 Synonyms of "Count"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
considerverb	(transitive) To think about seriously.
reckonverb	(colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
enumerationnoun	A list; especially, a numbered list.
tallynoun	(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
reckoningnoun	The action of calculating or estimating something.
enumerateverb	To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
numbernoun	Quantity.
weighverb	(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
countingnoun	The act by which something is counted.
numerationnoun	The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
matternoun	(uncountable) Material; substance.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Count"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
enumerationnoun	A list; especially, a numbered list.
enumerateverb	To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
numerationnoun	The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
reckoningnoun	The action of calculating or estimating something.
reckonverb	(colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
numbernoun	Quantity.
weighverb	(transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
considerverb	(transitive) To think about seriously.
matternoun	(uncountable) Material; substance.
tallynoun	(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
totalnoun	An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
quantifyverb	(transitive) To assign a quantity to.
additionnoun	(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.
subparagraphnoun	Part of a longer paragraph that can be considered alone, as in a legal document.
sortingnoun	Ordering.
amountnoun	The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).
qtynoun	Abbreviation of quantity. [A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.]
includeverb	To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
tellverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
numberingnoun	The action of creating or assigning such a sequence for identification.