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count

Pronunciation: /kaʊnt/

The English word “count” has 20 meanings listed here.

verb

To recite numbers in sequence.
To determine the number of (objects in a group).
To amount to, to number in total.
To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).
To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.
To reckon in, to include in consideration.
To take account or note (of), to care (for).
To recount, to tell.
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.

noun

The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
A countdown.
A distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.
The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
Cunt (the taboo swear word)
The male ruler of a county.

adjective

Countable.
Used to show the amount of like items in a package.

Etymology

From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“to compute”). In this sense, displaced native Old English tellan, whence Modern English tell. Doublet of compute. Compare typologically reckon, Russian счита́ть (sčitátʹ), счита́ться (sčitátʹsja); the semantic evolution to Mongolian санах (sanax).

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