count

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'count', 'Count': /ˈkaʊnt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kaʊnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kount)

Collocations for "count"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "count" in context.

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count

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. count (up) to [10]
  2. count down from [10]
  3. start counting [at, from] [10]
  4. count by [twos]
  5. UK: count in [threes]
  6. count the number of [apples, people, ways]
  7. the [attempt, answer] didn't count
  8. that doesn't count
  9. counted in [determining, the final decision]
  10. counts for [something, nothing, a lot]
  11. counts towards your [retirement, graduation, grade]
  12. counts for [50%] of your [final result, grade, exam]
  13. the [project, assignment, thesis] counts for [50%]
  14. count me in
  15. count your blessings
  16. count (up) the votes
  17. counted out the [notes, money]
  18. count [aloud, out loud]
  19. (don't) count your chickens (before they hatch)
n
  1. a count of the [room, students]
  2. a count of the votes
  3. a second count (of the votes)
  4. the [final, full, overall] count
  5. there were [500] at the last count
  6. take a head count of the [students, passengers]
  7. the body count following the [accident, disaster, war] was [over 500]
  8. [hold, stop, breathe] for a count of [three, 10]
  9. you have until a count of [10] (to)
  10. on the count of three, [go, push, stop]
  11. [go] on the count of three
  12. [lost, kept] count of the [score, numbers]
  13. the [fighter, boxer, opponent] was out for the count
  14. found guilty on counts of [robbery, theft, assault]
  15. the count of hands showed (15 in favor)
  16. your [blood, white blood cell] count
  17. found [guilty, innocent] on all counts
  18. the Count of [Wessex, Monte Cristo]
'count' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
attendance - backing - backward - blessing - body - calendar - can - cash - casualty - clover - dice - discretion - fever - finger - friend - hefty - initial - left - lucky - many - noun - numerous - petty - recorded - saying - serendipity - share - support - supporter - ten - thing - thousand - three - thunder - too - trustworthy - try - two - vote

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