| VERB | communication | count down | count backwards |
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| Meaning | Count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | count | name or recite the numbers in ascending order |
| See also | count | name or recite the numbers in ascending order |
| Catalan | contar enrere | |
| Nouns | countdown | counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) |
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