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English noun: count | |||
| 1. | count (quantity) the total number counted | ||
| Samples | A blood count. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | number | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blood count, body count, circulation, circulation, complement, head count, headcount, pollen count, sperm count | ||
| 2. | count (act) the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | ||
| Samples | The counting continued for several hours. | ||
| Synonyms | counting, enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | investigating, investigation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blood count, census, countdown, miscount, nose count, nosecount, poll, recount, sperm count | ||
| 3. | count (person) a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Lord, noble, nobleman | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | count palatine, landgrave | ||
English verb: count | |||
| 1. | count (communication) determine the number or amount of | ||
| Samples | Can you count the books on your shelf?. Count your change. | ||
| Examples | They count the money | ||
| Synonyms | enumerate, number, numerate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascertain, determine, find, find out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | add, add together, add up, census, miscount, recount, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up | ||
| 2. | count (stative) have weight; have import, carry weight | ||
| Samples | It does not matter much. | ||
| Synonyms | matter, weigh | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. It ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | press, weigh | ||
| 3. | count (communication) show consideration for; take into account | ||
| Samples | You must consider her age. The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient. | ||
| Examples | They count their earnings this year | ||
| Synonyms | consider, weigh | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| 4. | count (communication) name or recite the numbers in ascending order | ||
| Samples | The toddler could count to 100. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recite | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | count down | ||
| 5. | count (stative) put into a group | ||
| Samples | The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members. | ||
| Synonyms | number | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out | ||
| 6. | count (cognition) include as if by counting | ||
| Samples | I can count my colleagues in the opposition. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | include | ||
| 7. | count (stative) have a certain value or carry a certain weight | ||
| Samples | Each answer counts as three points. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 8. | count (cognition) have faith or confidence in | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | bet, calculate, depend, look, reckon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bank, rely, swear, trust | ||
| 9. | count (cognition) take account of | ||
| Samples | You have to reckon with our opponents. Count on the monsoon. | ||
| Synonyms | reckon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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