counting

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/ UK /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of determining a total by enumerating one by one

The counting of the ballots stretched well past midnight.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of determining a... enumeration tally reckoning calculation numbering

Word family

Related forms count counter account recount

Etymology

A gerund of 'count', from Old French 'conter' ('to add up, tell'), from Latin 'computare' ('to reckon, calculate'), from 'com-' ('together') plus 'putare' ('to reckon').

computare Latin putare Latin

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# counting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. the act of determining a total by enumerating one by one

## Examples
- The counting of the ballots stretched well past midnight.

## Synonyms
- enumeration
- tally
- reckoning
- calculation
- numbering

## Related Forms
- count
- counter
- account
- recount

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: computare
- Root: putare

## Etymology
A gerund of 'count', from Old French 'conter' ('to add up, tell'), from Latin 'computare' ('to reckon, calculate'), from 'com-' ('together') plus 'putare' ('to reckon').

## AI Etymology
Counting is a gerund of 'count', from Old French 'conter' ('to add up, tell'), from Latin 'computare' ('to reckon, calculate'), from 'com-' ('together') plus 'putare' ('to reckon'). The ancestry passes through Latin computare and Latin putare. In present use as a noun, it means "the act of determining a total by enumerating one by one", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include count, counter, account, and recount. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in count, counter, account, and recount, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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