count

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the total number counted

   a blood count

2. 2
   verb

   to include as if by counting

   I can count my colleagues in the opposition.

3. 3
   verb

   to take account of

   I did not count of the blue sky.

4. 4
   verb

   to have faith or confidence in

   You can count on me to help you any time.

5. 5
   verb

   to name or recite the numbers in ascending order

   The toddler could count to 100.

6. 6
   verb

   to determine the number or amount of

   Can you count the books on your shelf?

7. 7
   verb

   to show consideration for

   take into account

8. 8
   verb

   to put into a group

   The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members.

Etymology

From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“to compute”). In this sense, displaced native Old English tellan, whence Modern English tell. Doublet of compute. Compare typologically reckon, Russian счита́ть (sčitátʹ), счита́ться (sčitátʹsja); the semantic evolution to Mongolian санах (sanax).