count
1. the total number counted (Freq. 4)
- a blood count
• Hypernyms:
number
• Hyponyms:
complement, blood count, body count, circulation, head count,
headcount, pollen count, sperm count
2. the act of counting;
reciting numbers in ascending order (Freq. 4)
- the counting continued for several hours
• Syn:
counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally
• Derivationally related forms:
tally (for: tally), enumerate (for: enumeration), numerate (for: numeration), count (for: counting)
• Hypernyms:
investigation, investigating
• Hyponyms:
blood count, census, nose count, nosecount, countdown,
miscount, poll, recount, sperm count
3. a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
• Hypernyms:
Lord, noble, nobleman
• Hyponyms:
count palatine, landgrave
1. determine the number or amount of (Freq. 23)
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
• Syn:
number, enumerate, numerate
• Derivationally related forms:
numerable (for: numerate), numeration (for: numerate), enumeration (for: enumerate), enumerator (for: enumerate), number (for: number), countable, counter, counting
• Hypernyms:
determine, find, find out, ascertain
• Hyponyms:
recount, miscount, census, total, tot,
tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add,
add together, tally, add up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They count the money
2. have weight;
have import, carry weight (Freq. 7)
- It does not matter much
• Syn:
matter, weigh
• See Also:
matter to (for: matter)
• Derivationally related forms:
matter (for: matter)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
weigh, press
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- It ----s that CLAUSE
3. show consideration for;
take into account (Freq. 4)
- You must consider her age
- The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient
• Syn:
consider, weigh
• Derivationally related forms:
weighing (for: weigh), consideration (for: consider)
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They count their earnings this year
4. name or recite the numbers in ascending order (Freq. 3)
- The toddler could count to 100
• See Also:
count down, count out
• Derivationally related forms:
counting
• Hypernyms:
recite
• Hyponyms:
count down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
5. put into a group (Freq. 2)
- The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members
• Syn:
number
• Derivationally related forms:
number (for: number)
• Hypernyms:
classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. include as if by counting (Freq. 2)
- I can count my colleagues in the opposition
• Hypernyms:
include
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
7. have a certain value or carry a certain weight
- each answer counts as three points
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
8. have faith or confidence in
- you can count on me to help you any time
- Look to your friends for support
- You can bet on that!
- Depend on your family in times of crisis
• Syn:
bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
• Derivationally related forms:
dependency (for: depend)
• Hypernyms:
trust, swear, rely, bank
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
9. take account of
- You have to reckon with our opponents
- Count on the monsoon
• Syn:
reckon
• Hypernyms:
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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