Definition of Count
Count
count
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to determine the number of things in a group or collection, often by reciting the numbers out loud, typically in ascending order;
e.g. We had to count all the ducks in the lake. The child learned how to count in school.
(verb)
to include something in one's consideration, to take it into account, or to regard something/someone as fulfilling a particular role or possessing a particular quality;
e.g. I don't count this time as wasted because I enjoyed it. He doesn't count them as his friends.
(verb)
to matter or be significant in some way, or to play an influencing role in forming an opinion for or against someone;
e.g. Her efforts will count towards our progress. His qualifications count in his favor.
(noun)
the action of determining the number of people or things, or the number thus determined;
e.g. You interrupted by count of the people present. He informed us of the count of available seats.
(noun)
the action of reciting numbers aloud, typically in ascending order and to a specified number;
e.g. He gave the child until a count of ten to stop yelling.
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Quotes
"Don't count the days; make the days count." -- Muhammad Ali
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight--it's the size of the fight in the dog." -- Dwight D Eisenhower
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