Meaning

10 senses
  1. (intransitive)To recite numbers in sequence.

    Can you count to a hundred?

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

    name or recite the numbers in ascending order

  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.

    zählen

    счита́тьsčitátʹ, посчита́тьposčitátʹ, счестьsčestʹ

    рахува́тиraxuváty, лічи́тиličýty

    determine the number or amount of

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

  4. (figuratively, intransitive)To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something).

    Your views don’t count here.

    It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.

    zählen

    счита́тьсяsčitátʹsja

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

    Apples count as a type of fruit.

  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.

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

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

    include as if by counting

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

    take account of

  9. (obsolete, transitive)To recount, to tell.

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

Examples

1312 sentences
  1. You can always count on Tom.

    На Тома можна завжди розраховувати.

    ruНа Тома всегда можно положиться.

    deDu kannst dich immer auf Tom verlassen.

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  2. The boy can count to ten.

    Хлопчик може рахувати до десяти.

    ruМальчик умеет считать до десяти.

    deDer Junge kann bis zehn zählen.

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  3. You can't count on his help.

    Ти не можеш розраховувати на його допомогу.

    ruТы не можешь рассчитывать на его помощь.

    deDu kannst nicht mit seiner Hilfe rechnen.

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  4. Can I count on your help?

    Я можу розраховувати на твою допомогу?

    ruЯ могу рассчитывать на вашу помощь?

    deKann ich auf Ihre Hilfe zählen?

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  5. I'm going to count to three.

    Я рахуватиму до трьох.

    ruСчитаю до трёх.

    deIch werde bis drei zählen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to enumerate or determine number:
Русский
By meaning 2
to enumerate or determine number:
to be of significance; to matter:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to enumerate or determine number:

Origin

From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“a

From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“to compute”). In this sense, displaced native Old English tellan, whence Modern English tell. Doublet of compute.

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Forms

counts, counting, counted, counted
Base formcount · to count
3rd person singularcounts
Present participlecounting
Past simplecounted
Past participlecounted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycount
he, she, itcounts

Past simpleLesson

all personscounted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave counted
he, she, ithas counted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill count

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

18 synonyms
determine the number of objects in a group:enumerate
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

37 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • can count on
  • always count on
  • can always count
  • could count on
  • count to ten
  • is counting on
  • can't count on
  • always count
  • count on your
  • can't count
  • counted the money
  • counting his money

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
count — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto