Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - count
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Count
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~1 v 1 »SAY NUMBERS« also count up to say numbers in their correct order (Sarah can count up to five now. | Try to count to ten before you lose your temper.) 2 »FIND THE TOTAL« also count up to count the people, objects, numbers etc in a group in order to find a total (The teacher was counting the children as they got on the bus. | count sheep (=count imaginary sheep as a way of getting to sleep)) 3 »INCLUDE« to include someone or something in a total (There are five people in the family counting my parents. | count sb/sth among) (I count Jules and Ady among my closest friends.) 4 »BE ALLOWED« to be officially allowed or accepted; valid (Illegible entries do not count.) 5 count yourself lucky/fortunate etc to feel that you are lucky etc (After the avalanche we counted ourselves lucky to be alive.) 6 »IMPORTANT« I not in progressive to be a very important or valuable thing (First impressions really do count. | count for something/anything/more etc) (His promises don't count for much.) 7 be able to count sb/sth on (the fingers of) one hand spoken used to emphasize how small the number of something is (You could have counted the number of people in the theater on one hand.) 8 don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) especially spoken used to say that you should not make plans because you hope something good will happen (It should be worth a few million, but I don't like to count my chickens.) 9 count the cost to start having problems as a result of your earlier decisions or mistakes (We're now counting the cost of not taking out medical insurance.) 10 who's counting? used to say that you are not worried about the number of times something happens ("But I always smoke your cigarettes." "No problem, who's counting?") (- see also stand up and be counted stand1, it's the thought that counts thought2 (12)) count sb/sth as phr v to consider or regard someone or something in a particular way (For tax purposes this counts as unearned income.) count down phr v to record the time passing until an important event happens (We're counting down to our holiday.) count sb in phr v informal to include someone in a planned activity (Mark, can we count you in for the cricket team?) count on/upon sb/sth phr v 1 to depend on or be certain of someone or something (You can count on my vote. | If I got into trouble I could always count on Rusty. | count on doing sth) (We're all counting on winning this contract. | count on sb/sth doing sth) (Just don't count on Bev being too thrilled about the news. | count on sb/sth to do sth) (You can count on Dean to ruin any party.) 2 to plan or expect to do something (count on (sb/sth) doing sth) (We didn't count on so many people being on vacation.) count sb/sth out phr v 1 to lay things down one by one as you count them (The teller counted out ten $50 bills.) 2 informal to not include someone or something (If you're looking for trouble you can count me out.) ~2 n 1 »TOTAL« the total that you get by counting a particular set of things, or the process of doing this (The vote was so close that we had to have several counts.) 2 »MEASUREMENT« a measurement that shows how much of a substance is present in the area or thing being examined (The pollen count is high today. | a low sperm count) 3 at the last count used to give the latest information about a particular situation (At the last count, 46 students were interested in the trip.) 4 on all/several etc counts in every way, in several ways etc (Their education policy has failed on several counts.) 5 keep count to keep a record of the changing total of something over a period of time (I never manage to keep count of what I spend on the credit card.) 6 lose count to forget a number you were calculating or a total you were trying to count (Shut up - you've made me lose count now!) 7 be out for the count a) to be in a deep sleep (There's no point in asking George - he's out for the count.) b) if a boxer (1) is out for the count, he has been knocked down for ten seconds or more 8 »LAW« technical one of the crimes that someone is charged with (Davis was found not guilty on all counts.) 9 »RANK/TITLE« a European nobleman whose rank is similar to a British earl (the Count of Monte Cristo)
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(counts, counting, counted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you count, you say all the numbers one after another up to a particular number. He was counting slowly under his breath... Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. VERB: V, V to num 2. If you count all the things in a group, you add them up in order to find how many there are. I counted the money. It was more than five hundred pounds... I counted 34 wild goats grazing... With more than 90 percent of the votes counted, the Liberals should win nearly a third of the seats. VERB: V n, V num, V-ed, also V • Count up means the same as count. Couldn’t we just count up our ballots and bring them to the courthouse? PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P • counting The counting of votes is proceeding smoothly. N-UNCOUNT: usu the N of n 3. A count is the action of counting a particular set of things, or the number that you get when you have counted them. The final count in last month’s referendum showed 56.7 per cent in favour... N-COUNT: usu supp N 4. You use count when referring to the level or amount of something that someone or something has. A glass or two of wine will not significantly add to the calorie count... N-COUNT: n N see also blood count, pollen count 5. You use count in expressions such as a count of three or a count of ten when you are measuring a length of time by counting slowly up to a certain number. Hold your breath for a count of five, then slowly breathe out... N-SING: N of num 6. If something or someone counts for something or counts, they are important or valuable. Surely it doesn’t matter where charities get their money from: what counts is what they do with it... When I first came to college I realised that brainpower didn’t count for much... = matter VERB: V, V for amount 7. If something counts or is counted as a particular thing, it is regarded as being that thing, especially in particular circumstances or under...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunter, ~er, from Latin computare, from com- + putare to consider Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved ; number b. to name the numbers in order up to and including ~ ten c. to include in a tallying and reckoning about 100 present, ~ing children d. to call aloud (beats or time units) ~ cadence ~ eighth notes 2. a. consider, ac~ ~ oneself lucky b. to record as of an opinion or persuasion ~ me as uncommitted 3. to include or exclude by or as if by ~ing ~ me in intransitive verb 1. a. to recite or indicate the numbers in order by units or groups ~ by fives b. to ~ the units in a group 2. to rely or depend on someone or something — used with on ~ed on his parents to help with the expenses 3. add, total it ~s up to a sizable amount 4. a. to have value or significance these are the people who really ~ his opinions don't ~ for much b. to deserve to be regarded or considered a job so easy it hardly ~s as work II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the action or process of ~ing b. a total obtained by ~ing ; tally 2. archaic a. reckoning, ac~ b. consideration, estimation 3. a. allegation, charge; specifically one separately stating the cause of action or prosecution in a legal declaration or indictment guilty on all ~s b. a specific point under consideration ; issue 4. the total number of individual things in a given unit or sample obtained by ~ing all or a subsample of them bacteria ~ 5. a. the calling off of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down b. the number of balls and strikes charged to a baseball batter during one turn the ~ stood at 3 and 2 c. score tied the ~ with a minute to play 6. a. a measurement of the thickness or fineness of yarn by determining the number of hanks or yards per pound it produces b. the number of threads per square inch in a...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. determine the total number or amount of, esp. by assigning successive numbers (count the stations). 2 intr. repeat numbers in ascending order; conduct a reckoning. 3 a tr. (often foll. by in) include in one's reckoning or plan (you can count me in; fifteen people, counting the guide). b intr. be included in a reckoning or plan. 4 tr. consider (a thing or a person) to be (lucky etc.) (count no man happy until he is dead). 5 intr. (often foll. by for) have value; matter (his opinion counts for a great deal). --n. 1 a the act of counting; a reckoning (after a count of fifty). b the sum total of a reckoning (blood count; pollen count). 2 Law each charge in an indictment (guilty on ten counts). 3 a count of up to ten seconds by a referee when a boxer is knocked down. 4 Polit. the act of counting the votes after a general or local election. 5 one of several points under discussion. 6 the measure of the fineness of a yarn expressed as the weight of a given length or the length of a given weight. 7 Physics the number of ionizing particles detected by a counter. Phrases and idioms count against be reckoned to the disadvantage of. count one's blessings be grateful for what one has. count one's chickens be over-optimistic or hasty in anticipating good fortune. count the cost consider the risks before taking action. count the days (or hours etc.) be impatient. count down recite numbers backwards to zero, esp. as part of a rocket-launching procedure. counting-house a place where accounts are kept. count noun a countable noun (see COUNTABLE 2). count on (or upon) depend on, rely on; expect confidently. count out 1 count while taking from a stock. 2 complete a count of ten seconds over (a fallen boxer etc.), indicating defeat. 3 (in children's games) select (a player) for dismissal or a special role by use of a counting rhyme etc. 4 colloq. exclude from a plan or reckoning (I'm too tired, count me out). 5 Brit. Polit. procure the adjournment of (the House of Commons) when fewer than 40 members are present. count up find...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) счёт, подсчёт считать, подсчитывать 2) отсчёт (в счётных системах) 3) одиночный импульс (счёта) 4) количество, число 5) номер (бёрда, текстильной нити) 6) плотность (ткани) 7) линейная плотность (ниток) to count backward (down) — считать в обратном направлении; to count forward (up) — считать в прямом направлении - air count - background count - chip count - cut count - dark count - end count - film frame count - frame count - needle count - pin count - reference count - repeat count - spurious count - transition count ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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счёт; подсчёт; учёт считать; подсчитывать bacteria plate count blow count cordon count coverage count dust count germ count traffic count ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1) счет; подсчет 2) одиночный импульс (счета) – ans/fax ring count – block count – fax ring count – lead count – speaking time count ...Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) единица счёта 2) отсчёт отсчитывать 3) счёт, подсчёт считать, подсчитывать 4) численность; количество, число background radiation count — фоновый отсчет радиации count by twos — считать двойками count down — считать в обратном порядке count forward — считать в прямом направлении count off from — отсчитывать от count up — считать в прямом направлении; подсчитывать итог - column count - digit count - lost count - pulse count - reference count - repeat count - total count - tube count ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) счет; отсчет; подсчитывать 2) пункт обвинения заявления, иска 3) изложение дела – count in interference – interference count COUNT 1. сущ. счет, подсчет - cash count - count on - count out - count over - double count Syn: bill account, bill, invoice, calculation 2. гл. 1) считать, подсчитывать; пересчитывать 2) полагать, считать ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1) счёт, отсчёт; определение количества; учёт; считать 2) количество 3) импульс count per minute — число импульсов в минуту, имп/мин count per second — число импульсов в секунду, имп/с – actual count – aerial count – background count – bacteria plate count – blood count – colony count – plate count – surface colony count – viable count ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. счет; подсчет to keep count —- вести счет take count of votes —- подсчитывать число голосов out of count —- бесчисленный, неисчислимый to put smb. out of count —- сбить кого-л. со счета to lose count of smth. —- потерять счет чему-л. 2. итог the exact count was 517 votes —- в итоге было подано 517 голосов a full count of years —- возв. предназначенный срок 3. спорт. счет секунд to take the count —- быть нокаутированным, не подняться в течение отсчитываемых десяти секунд; потерпеть поражение 4. внимание to take no count of —- не обращать внимания на 5. текст. номер пряжи 6. юр. пункт обвинения или искового заявления he was found guilty on all counts —- он был признан виновным по всем пунктам обвинения 7. изложение дела 8. эл. одиночный импульс Id: out for the count —- в полном изнеможении; не в состоянии продолжать Id: on all counts —- во всех отношениях Id: in the final count —- в конечном счете 9. считать; подсчитывать; пересчитывать to count to ten —- считать до десяти to count from 1 to 20 —- сосчитать от одного до двадцати the child can't count yet —- ребенок еще не умеет считать count forward —- считать в прямом порядке to count one's money —- сосчитать деньги to count losses —- подсчитывать убытки 10. принимать во внимание, в расчет, учитывать, засчитывать to be counted in the total —- засчитываться в общее...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noses подсчитывать число присутствующих, голоса, число своих сторонников и т.п. COUNT I 1. noun 1) счет, подсчет - keep count - lose count 2) сосчитанное число; итог 3) leg. любой пункт обвинительного акта, достаточный для возбуждения дела 4) phys. одиночный импульс 5) text. номер пряжи (тж. count of yarn) 2. v. 1) считать, подсчитывать it can be counted on one hand - по пальцам можно сосчитать - count down - count off 2) принимать во внимание, считать there are ten of us counting the children - вместе с детьми нас десять (человек) - count against 3) полагать, считать (as) In cricket, a no ball counts as one run. Any unemployed person counts as deserving government help. 4) иметь значение; идти в расчет that does not count - это не считается, не идет в расчет every little counts - всякий пустяк имеет значение he does not count - с ним не стоит считаться - count among - count for - count in - count on - count out - count upon - count with Syn: see consider II noun граф (не английский) COUNT against говорить не в чью-л. пользу COUNT among считать кого-л. принадлежащим какой-л. группе I am proud to count you among my friends. Her poetry is counted among the best-known this century. COUNT down считать в обратном порядке The people at Control have already begun to count down. COUNT for стоить; иметь значение to count for much (little) иметь большое (малое) значение to count for nothing не идти в счет; не иметь никакого значения COUNT heads сосчитать...Англо-русский словарь
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