| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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