count off
count off · counts off · counted off · counting off
To count, typically aloudTo count (a number of things), typically aloud.
Meaning
1 sensesTo count (a number of things), typically aloud.
He counted off the children as they entered the coach.
He told the children to count off as they entered the coach.
More definitions
- call in turn from right to left or from back to front numbers that determine some position or function
Forms
counts off, counting off, counted off, counted off| Base form | count off · to count off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | counts off |
| Present participle | counting off |
| Past simple | counted off |
| Past participle | counted off |
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 wordsDerivedcount-off
Lessons 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