Count — Defs

01 v. t. 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 enumerat…

imp. & p. p. Counted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counting

1.
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.
“Who can count the dust of Jacob?” — Num. xxiii. 10.

“In a journey of forty miles, Avaux counted only three miserable cabins.” — Macaulay.
2.
To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging.
“Abracham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.” — Rom. iv. 3.
3.
To esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or consider.
“I count myself in nothing else so happy As in a soul remembering my good friends.” — Shak.

Phrases & compounds

To count out — To exclude (one) from consideration; to be assured that (one) will not participate or cannot be depended upon.

Syn. To calculate; number; reckon; compute; enumerate. See Calculate.

02 v. i. 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…

1.
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.
“This excellent man . . . counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen.” — J. A. Symonds.
2.
To reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon.
“He was brewer to the palace; and it was apprehended that the government counted on his voice.” — Macaulay.

“I think it a great error to count upon the genius of a nation as a standing argument in all ages.” — Swift.
3.
To take account or note; -- with[Obs.]
4.
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.(Eng. Law)

03 n. The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.

1.
The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.
“Of blessed saints for to increase the count.” — Spenser.

“By this count, I shall be much in years.” — Shak.
2.
An object of interest or account; value; estimation.[Obs.]
3.
A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution.(Law)

04 n. A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.

1.
A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.

Phrases & compounds

Count palatine — Formerly, the proprietor of a county who possessed royal prerogatives within his county, as did the Earl of Chester, the Bishop of Durham, and the Duke of Lancaster.