count

Noun
  1. The total number counted (synset 113612964)
    "a blood count"
    is a type of: number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units
    subtypes:
    • complement - a complete number or quantity
    • blood count - the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
    • body count - a count of troops killed in an operation or time period
    • circulation - number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
    • circulation - (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period
    • head count, headcount - number of people in a particular group
    • pollen count - the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place
    • sperm count - the number of sperm in an ejaculate
  2. The act of counting;
    Reciting numbers in ascending order (synset 100635829)
    "the counting continued for several hours"
    is a type of: investigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
    subtypes:
    • blood count - the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
    • census, nose count, nosecount - a periodic count of the population
    • countdown - counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)
    • miscount - an inaccurate count
    • poll - the counting of votes (as in an election)
    • recount - an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
    • sperm count - the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate
    same as: counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally
  3. A nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl (synset 109988748)
    is a type of: lord, noble, nobleman - a titled peer of the realm
    subtypes:
    • count palatine - a count who exercised royal authority in his own domain
    • landgrave - a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany
Verb
  1. Determine the number or amount of (synset 200950103)
    "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
    is a type of: ascertain, determine, find, find out - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
    subtypes:
    same as: enumerate, number, numerate
  2. Have weight;
    Have import, carry weight (synset 202651923)
    "It does not matter much"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    subtypes: press, weigh - to be oppressive or burdensome
    same as: matter, weigh
  3. Show consideration for;
    Take into account (synset 200952463)
    "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
    same as: consider, weigh
  4. Name or recite the numbers in ascending order (synset 200949889)
    "The toddler could count to 100"
    is a type of: recite - repeat aloud from memory
    subtypes: count down - count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example
  5. Put into a group (synset 202737507)
    "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
    is a type of: assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out - arrange or order by classes or categories
    same as: number
  6. Include as if by counting (synset 200686982)
    "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
    is a type of: include - consider as part of something
  7. Have a certain value or carry a certain weight (synset 202753015)
    "each answer counts as three points"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  8. Have faith or confidence in (synset 200714537)
    "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"
    is a type of: trust - have confidence or faith in
    same as: bank, bet, calculate, depend, look, reckon, rely, swear
  9. Take account of (synset 200714385)
    "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"
    is a type of: approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
    same as: reckon

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