count

to indicate or name by units or groups so as to find the total number of units involved;, number.

The first known use: in the 14th century

Word Structure

5 Letters, 1 Syllable

count

4 Phonemes

k ow n t

onset, rime

c ount

Morpheme

count

Local Voices

Sentence Examples

She made sure to count her change.

He counted seven deer in the field.

There are 10 days left until the end of school, counting from today.

Keep counting until there are no more left to count.

There will be 150 people at the wedding, not counting children.

Common Phrases

count heads

count on

count out

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