English Dictionary

count

/kaʊnt/

verb

(intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence. / (transitive) To determine the number of (objects in a group). / (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.

She can count from one to ten.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence.

Can you count to a hundred?

Can you count to a hundred? The psychiatrist asked her to count down from a hundred by sevens.

意味（2）

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

Count the number of apples in the bag and write down the number on the spreadsheet.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.

They counted thirty, crowded in a space

They counted thirty, crowded in a space Which left scarce room for motion or exertion; […]

意味（4）

(intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.

Your views don’t count here. It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.

This excellent man […] counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen.

意味（6）

(transitive) To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as.

He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river. I count you as more than a friend.

意味（7）

(transitive) To reckon in, to include in consideration.

They walked for three days, not counting the time spent resting.

意味（8）

(intransitive, obsolete) To take account or note (of), to care (for).

No man counts of her beauty.

意味（9）

(transitive, obsolete) To recount, to tell.

意味（10）

(intransitive, UK, law, obsolete) To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.