Count - Definition

n 1: the total number counted; "a blood count"
2: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order;
"the counting continued for several hours" [syn: count,
counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning,
tally]
3: a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a
British earl
v 1: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books
on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: count,
number, enumerate, numerate]
2: have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter
much" [syn: count, matter, weigh]
3: show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider
her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was
lenient" [syn: consider, count, weigh]
4: name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler
could count to 100"
5: put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize
winners among its members" [syn: count, number]
6: include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the
opposition"
7: have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer
counts as three points"
8: have faith or confidence in; "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" [syn:
count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
9: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents";
"Count on the monsoon" [syn: reckon, count]