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count

gb/kˈaʊnt/ us/kˈaʊnt/
A1 Engleză
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Sensuri
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Verb A1 action
1

to find the total number

To find how many people or things there are by adding them one by one.

Tipar de utilizare: to count [things]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'count' with 'account' when talking about numbers or reports.
Sinonime
enumerate (More formal; often used in academic or legal contexts.)
Antonime
estimate (Means to guess a number without counting exactly.)
Colocații
count sheep |count votes |count money |count days |count people
Teme
math |daily life |core_vocabulary |education
Exemple
  • She counted the coins on the table.
  • I counted ten people in the room.
  • We need to count all the chairs before the event.
  • The teacher asked the children to count from one to twenty.
Exemple pentru cursanți
  • I can count to ten.
  • Please count the apples.
  • He counts the books on the shelf.
  • They count the cars in the street.
Verb B1 action
2

to regard as important

To think that something is important or matters.

Tipar de utilizare: to count [something] as [adjective/noun]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this with the numerical meaning of 'count' and use it incorrectly when talking about importance.
Sinonime
matter (Informal and common; emphasizes importance rather than inclusion in a tally.)
Antonime
ignore (Means to deliberately not consider something important.)
Colocații
count as |count toward |count for
Teme
opinions |evaluation |core_vocabulary
Exemple
  • Every opinion counts in this discussion.
  • Does this class count toward my degree?
  • His years of experience count for a lot in this job.
Exemple pentru cursanți
  • Your work counts here.
  • My vote counts in the election.
  • This mark counts toward my grade.
Substantiv A2 quantity
3

total number of items

The number of people or things in a group.

Sinonime
tally (Informal; often used for scores or totals in games.)
Antonime
zero (Represents no items at all, opposite of a positive count.)
Colocații
blood count |head count |final count
Teme
math |daily life |core_vocabulary |science
Exemple
  • The final vote count was announced last night.
  • The teacher did a quick head count before the trip.
  • My red blood cell count is normal.
Exemple pentru cursanți
  • The count is twenty.
  • I made a quick head count.
  • The vote count is close.
Substantiv B2 entity
4

a European nobleman rank

A man with a special title of nobility in some European countries.

Sinonime
earl (British equivalent title, though used differently in naming.)
Colocații
Count Dracula |the Count of Monte Cristo
Teme
history |society |politics |law
Exemple
  • The Count hosted a grand ball at his castle.
  • Count Dracula is a famous fictional character.
  • She married a French Count.
Exemple pentru cursanți
  • The Count lives in a big house.
  • Count Dracula is in many movies.
  • He is a Count in Italy.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
count
IPA
GB/kˈaʊnt/
US/kˈaʊnt/
Silabe și accent
count (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (count)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
  • Base: count
  • Plural: count, counts
Verb
  • Base: count
  • 3rd Person Singular: counts
  • Present Participle: counting
  • Past: counted
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
counts noun counting verb counted verb
Core family
countable adjective
Negative and opposite forms
uncountable adjective countless adjective B2
Related words
counter noun A2 countdown noun
Advanced or less common
recount verb B2 miscount verb
Expresii

count down

1
/kˈaʊnt dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb

to say numbers backward before start

To say numbers backward until an event begins.

Exemple
  • We counted down from ten before launching the rocket.
  • The crowd counted down to midnight on New Year’s Eve.

count on

1
/kˈaʊnt ˈɔn/
phrasal verb

to rely on someone/something

To trust someone or something to help or do what is needed.

Exemple
  • You can always count on me to be there.
  • We’re counting on good weather for the picnic.

lose count (of)

1
/lˈuz kˈaʊnt əv/
idiom

to forget number while counting

To not remember how many times something has happened because it happens often or you stop keeping track.

Exemple
  • I’ve lost count of how many times he’s called today.
  • She lost count after counting 200 stars.

make it count

1
/mˈeɪk ˈɪt kˈaʊnt/
idiom informal

use opportunity well for effect

To do something as well as possible so it has value or effect.

Exemple
  • This is your only chance, so make it count!
  • He made every moment of his holiday count.

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