Complete Definition of "count"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ka�nt/
audio|en-us-count.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|a�nt

Etymology 1
From OF. conte

Noun
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en-noun

  1. The male ruler of a county. Also known as an earl, especially in England. (The female equivalent is countess.)
  2. The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set.
  3. A countdown.
  4. law A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.

Translations
trans-top|The male ruler of a county (1)
Breton: kont m -ed p
Czech: hrab� n
Danish: greve c
Dutch: graaf m
Finnish: kreivi
French: comte m
German: Graf m
Hebrew: ר��� (rozen) m
Hungarian: gróf
Italian: conte
Latin: comes m
Lithuanian: grafas m
trans-mid
Old English: eorl m
Polish: hrabia m
Portuguese: conde m
Romanian: conte m
Russian: г�а� (graf) m
Scottish Gaelic: iarla m
Slovene: grof m
Spanish: conde m
Swedish: greve
Turkish: kont m
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trans-top|The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set (2)
Breton: kont f -où p
Czech: po�et n
Dutch: telling f
Finnish: määrä
trans-mid
Romanian: num�rare f
Russian: ����
Slovene: rezultat m
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trans-top|A countdown (3)
Czech: odpo�et n
Dutch: aftelling f
Finnish: lähtölaskenta
Polish: odliczanie n
trans-mid
Polish: odliczanie n
Romanian: num�r�toare f
Russian: ����
Slovene: odštevanje n
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trans-top|A charge of misconduct (4)
Finnish: syyte, syytekohta
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Telugu: ల���� (lekka), ల����ి�ప� (lekkiMpu)

Etymology 2
From OF. conter, add up and tell a story.

Verb
en-verb

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

#: Can you count to a hundred?

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

#: There are three apples; count them.

  1. intransitive to matter

#: Your views don't count here

  1. intransitive to be an example of something

#: Apples count as a type of fruit

  1. transitive to consider something an example of something

#: I count apples as a type of fruit

Translations
trans-top|to enumerate or determine number
Breton: kontañ
Czech: po�ítat
Danish: tælle
Dutch: tellen
Esperanto: konti
Finnish: laskea
French: compter (1,2)
German: zählen
trans-mid
Italian: contare
Polish: liczy�
Portuguese: contar
Romanian: num�ra
Russian: ��и�а�� imperf
Slovene: šteti, prešteti
Spanish: contar
Persian: ش�رد�
Telugu: ల����ి��� (lekkiMchu)
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trans-top|to matter
Czech: po�ítat s
Italian: contare
trans-mid
Polish: liczy� si�
Slovene: Å¡teti
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