Overview of noun count

The noun count has 3 senses

• count -- (the total number counted; "a blood count")


• count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally -- (the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours")


• count -- (a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl)

Overview of verb count

The verb count has 9 senses

• count, number, enumerate, numerate -- (determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change")


• count, matter, weigh -- (have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much")


• consider, count, weigh -- (show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient")


• count -- (name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler could count to 100")


• count, number -- (put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members")


• count -- (include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition")


• count -- (have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points")


• count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon -- (have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis")


• reckon, count -- (take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon")