Count
verb
To calculate the total number of something.
Can you count how many apples are there in the basket?
Often appears as...
- count the number
- count on fingers
noun
A calculation or total of a number of items.
The final count of votes showed that we won the election
Often appears as...
- final count
- count is in
verb
To consider or regard something.
I always count you as my best friend
Often appears as...
- count on
- count as
noun
Each of a number of separate charges or points in an indictment.
He was guilty of two counts of murder
Often appears as...
- guilty on count
- count of murder
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
A nobleman in certain European countries, especially Italy.
He was a count in Italy
Often appears as...
- count of italy
- count's castle
Usage tips
Formal
Historical
verb
To calculate the total number of something.
Can you count how many apples are there in the basket?
Often appears as...
- count the number
- count on fingers
noun
A calculation or total of a number of items.
The final count of votes showed that we won the election
Often appears as...
- final count
- count is in
verb
To consider or regard something.
I always count you as my best friend
Often appears as...
- count on
- count as
noun
Each of a number of separate charges or points in an indictment.
He was guilty of two counts of murder
Often appears as...
- guilty on count
- count of murder
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
A nobleman in certain European countries, especially Italy.
He was a count in Italy
Often appears as...
- count of italy
- count's castle
Usage tips
Formal
Historical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Start Small
Begin by counting everyday items to practice and build confidence.
Let's count the pencils on your desk.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize Numbers
Picture the items in your mind to help keep track while counting.
Imagine each apple as you count them.
Pro Tip 3/3Use Rhythms
Counting aloud or tapping can make it easier to maintain a count.
One, two, three, four, tap your foot with each number.
Pro Tip 1/3Start Small
Begin by counting everyday items to practice and build confidence.
Let's count the pencils on your desk.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize Numbers
Picture the items in your mind to help keep track while counting.
Imagine each apple as you count them.
Pro Tip 3/3Use Rhythms
Counting aloud or tapping can make it easier to maintain a count.
One, two, three, four, tap your foot with each number.
Pro Tip 1/3Start Small
Begin by counting everyday items to practice and build confidence.
Let's count the pencils on your desk.
Pro Tip 2/3Visualize Numbers
Picture the items in your mind to help keep track while counting.
Imagine each apple as you count them.
Pro Tip 3/3Use Rhythms
Counting aloud or tapping can make it easier to maintain a count.
One, two, three, four, tap your foot with each number.
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If superpowers were...
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Can you solve the...
There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly, they're not allowed to communicate among themselves. Though they do see each other during each morning's head count. Nevertheless, they all know no one would ever risk trying to leave
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Penguins Cutely Count...
maintenance the researchers don't even have to be around the Penguins are literally counting themselves the most important part about that is not only can we get a night's sleep but we don't bother the Penguins at all and we can get information we've never had before
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How high can you count...
up and down. This won't allow us to represent powers of ten, but it's perfect for the counting system that uses powers of two, otherwise known as binary. In binary, each position has double the value of the previous one, so we can assign our fingers values of one,
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The psychological weight...
calories a day i counted steps i got a standing desk and i learned that my one hour of walking every day was as good for my head as it was for my body and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list
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Why sitting is bad for...
It sits there counting down the moments until you stand up again and take it for a walk. That may sound ridiculous. Our bodies love to sit, right? Not really. Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress
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Your body language may...
Women feel chronically less powerful than men, so this is not surprising. But the other thing I noticed is that it also seemed to be related to the extent to which the students were participating, and how well they were participating. And this is really important in the MBA classroom, because participation counts for half the grade.
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
the shadow of the snow leopards that inhabit these mountains here so why do we use the camera traps we basically don't know how many smaller puts there are right and the camera traps are our eyes in the mountains which help us count how many smaller puts there are and they don't complain when they're out in the mountains
Video examples
The Survival of the Sea...
Various fish, dolphins, sharks, and sea birds, as the young turtles come to the surface for air. For their first few days of life, should they count themselves amongst the living, the vulnerable turtles swim frantically forward. Ultimately, they will often look to settle in a patch of flotsam,
Video examples
Is math discovered or...
These questions are so deep the debate often becomes spiritual in nature. The answer might depend on the specific concept being looked at, but it can all feel like a distorted zen koan. If there's a number of trees in a forest, but no one's there to count them, does that number exist?
Video examples
If superpowers were...
After all, immortality doesn't automatically translate to invincibility, it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life,
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Can you solve the...
There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly, they're not allowed to communicate among themselves. Though they do see each other during each morning's head count. Nevertheless, they all know no one would ever risk trying to leave
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Penguins Cutely Count...
maintenance the researchers don't even have to be around the Penguins are literally counting themselves the most important part about that is not only can we get a night's sleep but we don't bother the Penguins at all and we can get information we've never had before
Video examples
How high can you count...
up and down. This won't allow us to represent powers of ten, but it's perfect for the counting system that uses powers of two, otherwise known as binary. In binary, each position has double the value of the previous one, so we can assign our fingers values of one,
Video examples
The psychological weight...
calories a day i counted steps i got a standing desk and i learned that my one hour of walking every day was as good for my head as it was for my body and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list
Video examples
Why sitting is bad for...
It sits there counting down the moments until you stand up again and take it for a walk. That may sound ridiculous. Our bodies love to sit, right? Not really. Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
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Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
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Mae West
American Actress
It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.
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Marcus Smart
American Basketball Player
My whole life I've worked. My whole life I've been counted out.
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Robert Browning
English Poet
I count life just a stuff to try the soul's strength on.
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American Comedian
Voting is super important, and your vote counts.
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Family counts for a lot in this world.
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Poet
When you're young, influences count.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.
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Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
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Mae West
American Actress
It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.
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Marcus Smart
American Basketball Player
My whole life I've worked. My whole life I've been counted out.
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Robert Browning
English Poet
I count life just a stuff to try the soul's strength on.
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GloZell
American Comedian
Voting is super important, and your vote counts.
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Melinda McGraw
Actress
We live in a world where action is what counts.
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Toby Regbo
English Actor
Family counts for a lot in this world.
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Derek Walcott
Poet
When you're young, influences count.
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