count

US /kaʊnt/
UK /kaʊnt/
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1.

determine the total number of a collection of items

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Can you count how many apples are in the basket?
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The children learned to count from one to ten.
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enumeratetallyitemizereckoncompute
2.

take into account; include

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Don't forget to count me in for the trip.
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Every vote will count in the election.
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includeconsiderfactor intake into accountreckon in
1.

the act of counting

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The teacher asked for a quick count of the students present.
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We need to get an accurate count of the inventory.
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tallyreckoningenumerationsumtotal
2.

a point or charge in an indictment or legal declaration

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He was found guilty on two counts of fraud.
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The prosecution added another count to the indictment.
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chargeindictmentaccusationallegationpoint
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count oncount incount nounnon-countcount outcount downcount against