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1. count [ v ] determine the number or amount of
Examples: "Can you count the books on your shelf?" "Count your change"

Used in print:

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

After titration of the liberated * * f with * * f , aliquots of the aqueous and of the organic phase were counted in a solution type Geiger_tube .

(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)

In Chapters 3 and 4 we answered questions like those in the examples , usually by counting points in a sample space .

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

And , when the slat finally shatters , we see him count the fragments , all the while muttering , `` He loves me , he loves me not '' .

Synonyms count numerate enumerate number Related Terms determine total miscount census recount number number numeral counter counter counter counter

2. count [ v ] have weight; have import, carry weight
Examples: "It does not matter much"

Used in print:

(Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)

Just count each blot a dodge and add in a_few for I do n't dodge every time '' .

(Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)

Once he disposed_of these items which screamed so harshly for attention , he could undertake the things which really counted .

Synonyms matter count weigh Related Terms be weigh matter_to topic

3. count [ n ] the act of counting
Examples: "the counting continued for several hours"

Used in print:

(The New York Times,...)

Willie 's partner was Long_Jim_Barnes , who tried to keep count .

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

Pioneer_1 , recorded a decrease in flux with distance from the Earth on the basis of 11 counts in 9 hours .

With detectors sensitive to three mass intervals and based on a_few counts , the second and third Russian space_probes indicate that the flux of the smallest particles detected is less_than that of larger ones .

Synonyms count counting enumeration reckoning tally numeration Related Terms investigation census countdown miscount blood_count recount poll sperm_count total

4. count [ v ] show consideration for; take into account
Examples: "You must consider her age" "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

Used in print:

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

In_the_first_place , a good many writers who are said to use folklore , do not , unless one counts an occasional superstition or tale .

Synonyms consider weigh count Related Terms consult consult circumstance deliberation

5. count [ n ] the total number counted
Examples: : "a blood count"

Used in print:

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

The fraction of exchange was determined as the ratio of the counts / minute observed in the carbon_tetrachloride to the counts / minute calculated for the carbon_tetrachloride fractions for equilibrium distribution of the activity between the chlorine and carbon_tetrachloride , empirically determined correction being made for the difference in counting efficiency of * * f in * * f and * * f .

The fraction of exchange was determined as the ratio of the counts / minute observed in the carbon_tetrachloride to the counts / minute calculated for the carbon_tetrachloride fractions for equilibrium distribution of the activity between the chlorine and carbon_tetrachloride , empirically determined correction being made for the difference in counting efficiency of * * f in * * f and * * f .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

In this test , 130 gallons of a suspension , having a count of * * f organisms per ml , or a total of approximately * * f spores , was aerosolized .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

There were times now , like this , when she lost_control of the time count and moved freely back_and_forth into three generations .

Synonyms count Related Terms number complement circulation head_count body_count pollen_count sperm_count circulation blood_count

6. count [ v ] name or recite the numbers
Examples: "The toddler could count to 100"

Used in print:

(Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)

Katya_Roslev , who would be Katharine_Ross so very soon now , rang_up her first sale of the day and counted back the change .

Synonyms count Related Terms recite count_down count_out count_down

7. count [ v ] include as if by counting
Examples: "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

Used in print:

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

There were no less than six or seven saloons in Ganado , not counting the lower_class dives , all vying for the trade of celebrating miners and teamsters .

Synonyms count Related Terms include

8. count [ v ] put into a group
Examples: "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

Used in print:

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

We have aligned ourselves with that `` liberal '' tradition in Protestant Christianity that counts among the great names in its history those of Schleiermacher , Ritschl , Herrmann , Harnack , and Troeltsch , and more recently , Schweitzer and the early Barth and , in part at_least , Bultmann .

Synonyms count number Related Terms classify number

9. count [ v ] have faith or confidence in
Examples: "you can count on me to help you any time" "Look to your friends for support" "You can bet on that!" "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

Synonyms calculate count depend look reckon bet Related Terms trust dependence

10. count [ v ] take account of
Examples: "You have to reckon with our opponents" "Count on the monsoon"

Synonyms count reckon Related Terms estimate

11. count [ n ] a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl

Synonyms count Related Terms lord landgrave count_palatine

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