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count
What does count mean?
count (verb): to determine the number of (objects in a group).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use count in a sentence?
- Count the number of apples in the bag and write down the number on the spreadsheet. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce count?
/kaʊnt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does count come from?
From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“to compute”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to count
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “count” mean?
to determine the number of (objects in a group)
Right! That's what “count” means.
to be equal to, or match, or to surpass another
Not quite: that's what rival means.
to blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently
Not quite: that's what flash means.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Not quite: that's what prevent means.
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