VERB | communication | count, number, enumerate, numerate | determine the number or amount of |
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stative | count, matter, weigh | have weight | |
communication | count, consider, weigh | show consideration for | |
communication | count | name or recite the numbers in ascending order | |
stative | count, number | put into a group | |
cognition | count | include as if by counting | |
stative | count | have a certain value or carry a certain weight | |
cognition | count, bet, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | have confidence or faith in | |
cognition | count, reckon | take account of | |
NOUN | quantity | count | the total number counted |
act | count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally | the act of counting | |
person | count | a nobleman (in various countries / countries) having rank equal to a British earl |
Sounds | kaw'nt | |
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Rhymes | account ... viscount: 14 rhymes with awnt... |
Meaning | The total number counted. | |
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Example | "a blood count" | |
Narrower | blood count | The number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample |
body count | A count of troops / troops killed / killed in an operation or time period | |
circulation | Number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold | |
circulation | (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period | |
complement | A complete number or quantity | |
head count, headcount | Number of people in a particular group | |
pollen count | The number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place | |
sperm count | The number of sperm in an ejaculate | |
Broader | number | A concept of quantity involving zero and units |
Spanish | cómputo, cuenta, recuento | |
Catalan | còmput, recompte |
Meaning | The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order. | |
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Example | "the counting continued for several hours" | |
Synonyms | counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally | |
Narrower | blood count | The act of estimating / estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample |
census, nose count, nosecount | A periodic count of the population | |
countdown | Counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) | |
miscount | An inaccurate count | |
poll | The counting of votes (as in an election) | |
recount | An additional (usually a second) count | |
sperm count | The act of estimating / estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate | |
Broader | investigation, investigating | The work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically |
Spanish | cómputo, conteo, cuenta, enumeración, numeración | |
Catalan | comptar, compte, còmput, enumeració |
Meaning | A nobleman (in various countries / countries) having rank equal to a British earl. | |
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Narrower | count palatine | A count who exercised royal authority in his own domain |
landgrave | A count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany | |
Broader | Lord, noble, nobleman | A titled peer of the realm |
Spanish | conde | |
Catalan | comte |
Meaning | Determine the number or amount of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Model | They count the money | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | number, enumerate, numerate | |
Entailed by | tally, chalk up | Keep score, as in games / games / games |
Narrower | census | Conduct a census |
miscount | Count wrongly | |
recount | Count again | |
total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up | Determine the sum of | |
Broader | determine, find, find out, ascertain | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study |
Spanish | contar, enumerar | |
Catalan | comptar | |
Adjectives | countable | that can be counted |
Nouns | counter | a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens |
counter | game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games | |
counter | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) | |
counter | a person who counts things | |
counting | the act of counting |
Meaning | Have weight; have import, carry weight. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; It ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | matter, weigh | |
Narrower | weigh, press | To be oppressive or burdensome |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Spanish | contar, importar, pesar | |
Catalan | comptar, importar, pesar |
Meaning | show consideration for; take into account. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They count their earnings this year | |
Synonyms | consider, weigh | |
Spanish | considerar, tener en cuenta | |
Catalan | considerar |
Meaning | name or recite the numbers in ascending order. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The toddler could count to 100" | |
Narrower | count down | Count backwards |
Broader | recite | repeat aloud from memory |
See also | count down | count backwards |
count out | declare the loser | |
Spanish | contar | |
Catalan | comptar | |
Nouns | counting | the act of counting |
Meaning | put into a group. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members" | |
Synonym | number | |
Broader | classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate | Arrange or order by classes or categories / categories |
Spanish | contar | |
Catalan | comptar |
Meaning | Include as if by counting. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "I can count my colleagues in the opposition" | |
Broader | include | Consider as part of something |
Spanish | contar | |
Catalan | comptar |
Meaning | Have a certain value or carry a certain weight. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "each answer counts as three points" | |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | bet, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | |
Broader | trust | Have confidence or faith in |
Spanish | apostar, calcular, confiar, contar, depender, fiarse, fiar | |
Catalan | apostar, calcular, comptar amb, confiar, dependre, fiar, tenir fe |
Meaning | take account of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "Count on the monsoon" | |
Synonym | reckon | |
Broader | estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
Spanish | considerar, contar |
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