Count | Mean of count in English Dictionary

/ˈkaʊnt/

• Verb
• to add (people or things) together to find the total number
1. Count the plates on the table.
2. She made sure to count her change.
3. Count how many fingers I am holding up.
4. He counted seven deer in the field.
5. When it comes to books, I have too many to count. [=I have a lot of books]
6. She is counting calories. [=she counts the number of calories in the food she eats so that she won't eat too much]
7. She was counting up the money in the envelope.
8. All the votes were counted up, and he was the winner.
9. There are 10 days left until the end of school, counting from today.
10. Keep counting until there are no more left to count.
11. Don't interrupt me. I'm counting.
• to say numbers in order
1. Can your daughter count yet?
2. The teacher taught the students to count by 10s. [=to say “10, 20, 30,” etc.]
3. My son can count to one hundred.
4. He counted up to 10 and then stopped.
• to include (someone or something) in a total
1. She counts [=numbers] several musicians among her friends. [=her friends include musicians]
2. There will be 150 people at the wedding, not counting children.

• to be accepted or allowed officially
1. There was a penalty on the play, so the goal does not count. [=the goal is not allowed]
• to consider or regard (someone or something) in a specified way
1. I count myself lucky.
2. I don't count him as my friend anymore.
3. She was counted as absent from school that day.
• to be considered or regarded as something
1. A laptop computer counts as a piece of luggage on the plane.
2. The job is so easy that it hardly counts as work. [=it can hardly be considered to be work]
• to have value or importance
1. Every vote counts.
2. He played well in the play-offs, when it really counted. [=mattered]
3. My effort in class has to count for something!
4. Her promises don't count for much. [=her promises don't have much value]
• to be considered in a specified way when a person or thing is being judged
1. His experience counts in his favor. [=his experience is a good thing that is in his favor]
2. His lack of experience counts against him.
3. A wrong answer on the quiz will not count against [=will not hurt] your final grade.
4. They counted his lack of job experience against him.
5. A wrong answer on the quiz will not be counted against your final grade.
• with more to come
1. He is 47 years old and counting.
2. They have been in business for 50 years and counting.
• to count numbers in a reverse order from higher numbers to lower ones
1. He counted down from 10 to 1.
• to pay close attention to the number of (days, miles, etc.) that remain until a particular moment or event is reached
1. He is counting down the days left in the school year. [=he is eagerly looking forward to the end of the school year]
2. We were counting down the miles as we approached our destination.
• to count how many people are present at a place
1. The coach counted heads before the bus left.
• to plan to include (someone) in an activity
1. “Do you want to go to the beach with us?” “Yes! Count me in!”
• to count numbers that are spaced a certain number apart
1. The students counted off by twos. [=counted 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.]
• to list (something) out loud
1. She counted off all the things she wanted to do.
• to trust (someone)
1. He isn't someone you can count on all the time.
2. I am counting on you to help me through this difficult time.
3. She is counted on [=trusted] as a leader.
• to expect (someone) to do something
1. I wouldn't count on him to win the match.
• to expect (something) to happen
1. My parents might loan me some money, but I can't count on it.
2. She is counting on a big tax refund this year.
3. The kids are counting on going to the movies. Don't disappoint them!
4. They were not counting on getting a flat tire on the way to the restaurant.
• to not include (someone) in an activity
1. If you are looking for people to help you clean the house today, count me out. [=don't include me; I won't be helping you]
• to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed
1. Don't count out our team just yet. They could still win.
• to feel the bad effects of a mistake, accident, etc.
1. He was careless and now he's counting the cost. = Now he's counting the cost of his carelessness.
• to have value as a credit or payment in relation to (something)
1. The credits you earned for this class count toward your degree. [=they are added to the total number of credits you have earned for your degree]
2. Fifty dollars will be counted towards [=credited to] your next bill.
• Noun
• an act or process of adding people or things together to find the total number
1. They completed the ballot count late last night.
2. At (my) last count [=the last time I counted], I had 50 responses to the invitation.
3. According to the last count, he still needs many more votes.
4. The official count showed that 40 people were killed in the hurricane.
5. The teacher took/did a quick count of the students. [=the teacher quickly counted the students]
• the total number that is counted
1. The final count [=tally] of people at the conference was over 200.
• an act or process of saying numbers in order until a particular number is reached
1. The boxer took an eight-count before getting up again. [=the referee counted to eight before the boxer got up again]
2. I'll give you a count of three to get out of here. = I'll give you until the count of three to get out of here.
3. If you're not out of here by the count of three [=by the time I count to three], I'm calling the police.
4. Jump off the diving board at the count of 10. [=when I say “10” after counting “one, two, three,…” etc.]
5. Hold your breath for a count of 10. [=for the amount of time that it takes to count to 10]
• one of the crimes that someone is charged with
1. She was charged with two counts of theft, and she was found guilty on both counts.
• an idea or opinion that is expressed in a statement, argument, etc.
1. The theory is wrong on all/several counts. [=all/several parts of the theory are wrong]
2. I agree with you on both counts. [=I agree with both the points you have made]
• the number of balls and strikes that have been pitched to a batter
1. The count is two balls, two strikes.
2. He was behind/ahead in the count. [=he had more/fewer strikes than balls against him]
• knocked down and unable to get up again while the referee counts to 10
1. The boxer was down for the count. [=knocked out]
2. The company may be about to go down for the count. [=may be about to fail completely and go out of business]
3. Two minutes after getting into bed, I was out for the count. [=I was sleeping deeply]
• to remember or keep a record of a number or total
1. He's had so many different girlfriends lately that I no longer can keep count.
2. She is keeping count [=keeping track] of the hours she spends watching TV.
• to forget a number or total
1. I've lost count [=lost track] of how many different girlfriends he's had.
2. I was counting the money when he interrupted me and made me lose count.
• a nobleman in some European countries who has a high rank similar to a British earl