• noun:   the act of counting

  Example: "The counting continued for several hours"

• noun:   a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
• noun:   the total number counted

  Example: "A blood count"

• verb:   have weight; have import, carry weight
• verb:   put into a group

  Example: "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

• verb:   include as if by counting

  Example: "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

• verb:   have faith or confidence in

  Example: "You can count on me to help you any time"

• verb:   name or recite the numbers

  Example: "The toddler could count to 100"

• verb:   determine the number or amount of

  Example: "Can you count the books on your shelf?"

• verb:   take account of

  Example: "Count on the monsoon"

• verb:   show consideration for; take into account

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