“counts” is a form of
count
/kaʊnt/ verb, noun, adjective, proper noun
Forms counts counting counted countest countedst counteth
- verb (intransitive) To recite numbers in sequence. “Can you count to a hundred?”
- verb (transitive) To determine the number of (objects in a group). “Count the number of apples in the bag and write down the number on the spreadsheet.”
- verb (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.
- verb (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be of significance; to matter; to be considered (as something); to be included (of something). “Your views don’t count here.”
- verb (intransitive, figurative, passive-like) To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun. “Apples count as a type of fruit.”
- verb (transitive) To consider something as an example of something or as having some quality; to account, to regard as. “He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river.”
- verb (transitive) To reckon in, to include in consideration. “They walked for three days, not counting the time spent resting.”
- verb (intransitive, obsolete) To take account or note (of), to care (for).
- noun The act of counting or tallying a quantity. “Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.”
- noun The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
- noun A countdown.
- noun (law) A distinct and separate charge in an indictment or complaint.
- noun (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance. “He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded.”
- noun (obsolete) An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
- noun (minced oath, slang) Cunt (the taboo swear word) “That count deserves a punishment.”
- adjective (linguistics, grammar) Countable.
- adjective (shipping, marketing) Used to show the amount of like items in a package.
- noun The male ruler of a county.
- noun A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
- noun (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.
Synonyms
tell enumerate number numerate tally tell off counting numeration enumeration reckoning matter weigh consider bet depend look calculate reckon
Antonyms
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).
From Middle English counte, from Anglo-Norman conte and Old French comte (“count”), from Latin comes (“companion”) (more specifically derived from its accusative form comitem) in the sense of "noble fighting alongside the king". Doublet of comes, comte, and conte.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon.
- verb To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging.
- verb To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.
- verb To reckon; to rely; to depend; --with on or upon.
Etymology [OF. conter, and later (etymological spelling) compter, in modern French thus distinguished; conter to relate (cf. Recount, Account), compter to count; fr. L. computuare to reckon, compute; com- + putare to reckon, settle, order, prune, orig., to clean. See Pure, and cf. Compute.]
Etymology [F. conte and compte, with different meanings, fr. L. computus a computation, fr. computare. See Count, v. t.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “count”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details