count down
To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected eventTo announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
» I'm counting down the days.
Я считаю оставшиеся дни.
Я рахую дні, що лишилися.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
The sound system counted down the seconds to meteor impact.
herunterzählen
(transitive)To await a precisely timed expected event.
The party was counting down the days to Inauguration.
zählen
- count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example
Examples
13 sentencesI'm counting down the days.
Я рахую дні, що лишилися. — deniko
ruЯ считаю оставшиеся дни. — odexed
Count from 10 down to zero.
ruПосчитай в обратном порядке от десяти до нуля. — sharptoothed
deZähle von zehn zurück bis null. — Manfredo
Tom is counting down the days until his birthday.
Counting down from 10 can help with anger and anxiety.
We are counting down.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
counts down, counting down, counted down, counted down| Base form | count down · to count down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | counts down |
| Present participle | counting down |
| Past simple | counted down |
| Past participle | counted down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- count onрозраховувати наTo rely on, trust, or expect.
- count upTo count (things or people) so as to add up and get a sum total.
- count offTo count (a number of things), typically aloud.
- count outTo exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility.
- count inTo include (someone) in an activity, etc.
- count downTo announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
- count againstTo be a black mark on (someone); to be able to harm (someone's) reputation; to be able to cause (someone) to be rejected.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb