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Count is defined as to add up or calculate.

(verb)

An example of to count is to add up the number of cookies in a jar.

The definition of count is the act of adding up or calculating, or the final number.

(noun)

An example of a count is the act of adding up how many fish are in a pond.
An example of a count is a total number of 12 eggs.

See count in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to name numbers in regular order to (a certain number): to count five
to add up, one by one, by units or groups, so as to get a total: count the money
to check by numbering off; inventory
to take account of; include: six, counting me
to believe or take to be; consider: to count oneself fortunate

Origin: ME counten < OFr conter < L computare, compute

intransitive verb

to name numbers or add up items in order
to be taken into account; have importance, value, etc.: his opinions don't count
to have a specified value: often with for: a touchdown counts for six points
to rely or depend (on or upon)
Music to keep time by counting the beats

noun

the act of counting; adding or numbering
the number reached by counting; total number or quantity
a reckoning or accounting
Archaic regard; notice; account
Baseball the number of balls and strikes that have been pitched to the batter
Bowling the number of pins knocked down by the first ball in a frame following a frame in which a spare or strike is scored: added to the score of the spare or strike of the preceding frame
Boxing the counting of seconds up to ten, during which a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or lose the match
Law any of the charges in an indictment, each of which gives a reason and is sufficient for prosecution

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countable adjective

noun

a nobleman in European countries, having a rank equivalent to that of an English earl

Origin: ME counte < OFr conte < L comes (gen. comitis), companion < com-, with + ire, to go: see exit

See count in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb count·ed, count·ing, counts

verb, transitive

a. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
b. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing.
c. To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.
Informal
a. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
b. To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
To believe or consider to be; deem: Count yourself lucky.

verb, intransitive

To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: counted by tens.
a. To have importance: You really count with me.
b. To have a specified importance or value: Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.
Music To keep time by counting beats.

noun

The act of counting or calculating.
a. A number reached by counting.
b. The totality of specific items in a particular sample: a white blood cell count.
Law Any of the separate and distinct charges in an indictment.
Sports The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.
Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.

Phrasal Verbs: count down To recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown. count off To recite numbers in turn, as when dividing people or things into groups : The 24 children counted off by twos, forming a dozen pairs. count on To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help. To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise. count out To declare (a boxer) out to have been knocked out by calling out the count.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English counten

Origin: , from Old French conter

Origin: , from Latin computāre, to calculate

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + putāre, to think; see pau-² in Indo-European roots

noun