Meaning & use
Counts
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Determines the total number of items in a group by assigning numbers to them in sequence, or has value or significance.
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The teacher counts the students before boarding the bus.
Every vote counts in a close election.
A note on using this word
Also used as a noun meaning either the total resulting from counting or a nobleman ranking below a duke or marquess.
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2. noun
The total number reached by counting.
The final counts showed a narrow victory for the incumbent.
3. noun
A European nobleman whose rank is equivalent to a British earl.
The count and his family attended the royal reception.
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