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You use count in expressions such as a count of three or a count of ten when you are measuring a length of time by c_______ slowly up to a certain number.You use count in expressions such as a count of three or a count of ten when you are measuring a length of time by counting slowly up to a certain number.Hold your breath for a count of five, then slowly breathe out.The fight ended when Palacios went down for a count of eight. verbWhen you count, you say all the numbers one after another up to a particular number.He was counting slowly under his breath.Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars.If you count all the things in a group, you add them up in order to find how many there are.At the last family wedding, George counted the total number in the family.I counted the money. It was more than five hundred pounds.I counted 34 wild goats grazing.With more than 90 percent of the votes counted, the Liberals should win nearly a third of the seats.Couldn't we just count up our ballots and bring them to the courthouse?The counting of votes is proceeding smoothly.If something or someone counts for something or counts, they are important or valuable .It doesn't matter what you've said; what counts is how you act.It's as if your opinions, your likes and dislikes just don't count.When I first came to college I realised that brainpower didn't count for much.Experience counts for a lot in poker.If something counts or is counted as a particular thing, it is regarded as being that thing, especially in particular circumstances or under particular rules.No one agrees on what counts as a desert.Any word that's not legible will be counted as wrong.When you were a child, your wishes didn't always count.It can be counted a success, in that it has built up substantial sales.They can count it as a success.If you count something when you are making a calculation, you include it in that calculation.Statistics don't count the people who aren't qualified to be in the work force.The years before their arrival in prison are not counted as part of their sentence.nounA count is the action of counting a particular set of things, or the number that you get when you have counted them.The final count in last month's referendum showed 56.7 per cent in favour.At the last count the police in the Rimini area had 247 people in custody.You use count when referring to the level or amount of something that someone or something has.He cut his daily calorie count from 3,000 to 2,000.My husband had a very low sperm count.You use count in expressions such as a count of three or a count of ten when you are measuring a length of time by counting slowly up to a certain number.Hold your breath for a count of five, then slowly breathe out.The fight ended when Palacios went down for a count of eight.You can use count to refer to one or more points that you are considering. For example, if someone is wrong on two counts, they are wrong in two ways.'You drink Scotch,' she said. 'All Republicans drink Scotch.'—'Wrong on both counts. I'm a Democrat, and I drink bourbon.'In law, a count is one of a number of charges brought against someone in court.He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. A2

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query	You use count in expressions such as a count of three or a count of ten when you are measuring a length of time by c_______ slowly up to a certain number.You use count in expressions such as a count of three or a count of ten when you are measuring a length of time by counting slowly up to a certain number. Hold your breath for a count of five, then slowly breathe out. The fight ended when Palacios went down for a count of eight.
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full-definition	verb When you count, you say all the numbers one after another up to a particular number. He was counting slowly under his breath. Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. If you count all the things in a group, you add them up in order to find how many there are. At the last family wedding, George counted the total number in the family. I counted the money. It was more than five hundred pounds. I counted 34 wild goats grazing. With more than 90 percent of the votes counted, the Liberals should win nearly a third of the seats. Couldn't we just count up our ballots and bring them to the courthouse? The counting of votes is proceeding smoothly. If something or someone counts for something or counts, they are important or valuable . It doesn't matter what you've said; what counts is how you act. It's as if your opinions, your likes and dislikes just don't count. When I first came to college I realised that brainpower didn't count for much. Experience counts for a lot in poker. If something counts or is counted as a particular thing, it is regarded as being that thing, especially in particular circumstances or under particular rules. No one agrees on what counts as a desert. Any word that's not legible will be counted as wrong. When you were a child, your wishes didn't always count. It can be counted a success, in that it has built up substantial sales. They can count it as a success. If you count something when you are making a calculation, you include it in that calculation. Statistics don't count the people who aren't qualified to be in the work force. The years before their arrival in prison are not counted as part of their sentence. noun A count is the action of counting a particular set of things, or the number that you get when you have counted them. The final count in last month's referendum showed 56.7 per cent in favour. At the last count the police in the Rimini area had 247 people in custody. You use count when referring to the level or amount of something that someone or something has. He cut his daily calorie count from 3,000 to 2,000. My husband had a very low sperm count. You use count in expressions such as a count of three or a count of ten when you are measuring a length of time by counting slowly up to a certain number. Hold your breath for a count of five, then slowly breathe out. The fight ended when Palacios went down for a count of eight. You can use count to refer to one or more points that you are considering. For example, if someone is wrong on two counts, they are wrong in two ways. 'You drink Scotch,' she said. 'All Republicans drink Scotch.'—'Wrong on both counts. I'm a Democrat, and I drink bourbon.' In law, a count is one of a number of charges brought against someone in court. He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder.
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