counting

5 definitions • 14 examples

present participle of

to say numbers one after the other in order, or to calculate the number of people or things in a group:

The teachers counted the students as they got on to the bus.

Count your money carefully to make sure it's all there.

count out loud Let's count out loud (= speak the words) from one to ten.

[ + question word ] We need to count who's here, so we can make sure that no one's missing.

We're still waiting for the votes to be counted.

count something up Count up how many correct answers you got and write the total in the box.

There'll be eight for dinner, counting (= including) ourselves.

to count the number of people present somewhere:

There look to be about 50 people here - I haven't counted heads yet.

to have value or importance:

I've always believed that happiness counts more than money.

count for My opinion doesn't count for anything around here (= no one values my opinion).

to consider or be considered as:

count yourself I count myself fortunate to have had such a good education.

I've had three jobs in the last five years, but one of them was unpaid, so it doesn't count (= cannot be considered as a real job).

count someone/something among something I've always counted Sophia among my closest friends.

count as I didn't think his grudging remarks really counted as an apology.