The full meaning of the word Count

count

verb

 UK ​ /kaʊnt/ US ​ /kaʊnt/

count verb (NUMBER)

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B1 [ I or T ] to say numbers one after the other in order, or tocalculate the number of people or things in a group:

Let's count out loud (= speak the words) from one to ten.

The teachers counted the students as they got on to the bus.

Count your money carefully to make sure it's all there.

[ + question word ] We need to count who's here, so we can make sure that no one's missing.

There'll be eight for dinner, counting (= including) ourselves.

We're still waiting for the votes to be counted (up).

count heads

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to count the number of people present somewhere:

There look to be about 50 people here - I haven't counted heads yet.

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• She admitted/conceded defeat well before all the votes had been counted.
• He began counting backwards: "Ten, nine, eight ..."
• I counted eight cars parked in their drive this morning!
• I'm going to count how many customers come into the shop between seven and eight o'clock.
• You count to a hundred and we'll go and hide.

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count verb (HAVE VALUE)

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B2 [ I ] to have value or importance:

I've always believed that happiness counts more than money.

My opinion doesn't count for anything around here (= no one values my opinion).

Synonym

matter

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count verb (CONSIDER)

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C2 [ I or T ] to consider or be considered as:

I count myself fortunate to have had such a good education.

I've had three jobs in the last five years, but one of them was unpaid, so it doesn't count (= cannot be considered as a real job).

I've always counted Sophia among my closest friends.

I didn't think his grudging remarks really counted as an apology.