count

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2.2 Related terms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaʊnt/, SAMPA: /kAUnt/
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• Rhymes: -aʊnt

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From Middle English counten from Anglo-Norman counter, conter from Old French conter (“‘add up; tell a story’”) from Latin computare, present active infinitive of computō (“‘I compute’”). Displaced native Middle English tellen "to count" (from Old English tellan) and Middle English rimen "to count, enumerate" (from Old English rīman).

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count (plural counts)

1. The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
2. The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
3. A countdown.
4. (law) A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
5. (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.

   He has a 3-2 count with the bases loaded.

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to count (third-person singular simple present counts, present participle counting, simple past and past participle counted)

1. (intransitive) To enumerate the digits of one's numeral system.

   Can you count to a hundred?

2. (transitive) To determine the number (of objects in a group).

   There are three apples; count them.

3. (intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.

   Your views don't count here.

4. (intransitive) To be an example of something.

   Apples count as a type of fruit.

5. (transitive) To consider something an example of something.

   I count apples as a type of fruit.

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• count out

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• compute

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[edit] Etymology 2

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From Old French conte

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count (plural counts)

1. The male ruler of a county; also known as an earl, especially in England. The female equivalent is countess.

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