Used in a Sentence

count

How to use count in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for count.

Editorial note

You count up shelf #1, I count up shelf #2.

Examples15
Definitions12
Parts of speech2

Quick take

the total number counted; "a blood count"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of count gathered in one view.

noun

the total number counted; "a blood count"

noun

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

noun

a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for count.

noun

the total number counted; "a blood count"

noun

a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl

verb

determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"

verb

have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"

verb

show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

verb

name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler could count to 100"

verb

put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"

verb

include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"

verb

have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points"

verb

have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

verb

take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"

Example sentences

1

You count up shelf #1, I count up shelf #2.

2

Then I see these peoples follower count, and I sob harder.

3

When a VC tells you what's good for you, check your wallet, then count your fingers.<<This is just gold.

4

The explanation I gave to my mom:We want to count all the books in the library.

5

Mike has a lot of people he can count on in his circle and within the industry because of that.

6

Specifically, it searches for the symbols "vmx_resume," "vmx_suspend," and "vmx_use_count.

7

However - unlike with the dollar - the countries that created this debt do not have the power to create Euros.

8

But don't take that into account and lead with your credentials--whoops, no, that's "aggressive" and you shouldn't do that.

9

And the intelligence slider keeps me sane, since I slide it towards green and my unread count comes down to a manageable level.

10

Every single country in Europe would be insolvent if investors look down and lose confidence.

11

So I'm going to try to see if it's possible to identify people who consistently upvote nasty comments and if so count their votes less.

12

" Its value exceeds that of money because it marks you as a person - as someone who is respected, who is trustworthy, and whom you would want to count as a friend.

13

Life is too short to do everything but life is more than ample enough to do important things, things that count beyond the mundane routines of daily existence.

14

Mac OS X does all the internal accounting to verify that the CPU supports VT-x, VT-x isn't already enabled, etc. It also supports this feature called _exclusive_ access to VT-x.

15

It's just more and more layers of abstraction and you start to see the nth demo of WebGL maxing out a 4 core modern GPU system doing exactly what you did 20 years ago with a single 32-bit core, 1/5th the transistor count and all in software.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use count in a sentence?

You count up shelf #1, I count up shelf #2.

What does count mean?

the total number counted; "a blood count"

What part of speech is count?

count is commonly used as noun, verb.