count — to determine the total number of something by adding units one by one
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to determine the total number of something by adding units one by one
Pronunciation (IPA): /kaʊnt/
Korean meaning: 세다, 계산하다
Korean pronunciation: **카**운트
Example Sentences
- I can count all my friends on one hand... because I'm bad at math.
- Please count how many cookies are left in the jar.
- My teacher told me that attendance counts toward my final grade.
count
VERB//kaʊnt//
to determine the total number of something by adding units one by one
💡 Concept
The teacher helps the children count colorful apples one by one.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/kaʊnt/
🇬🇧 UK/kaʊnt/
🌳Etymology
Rootcount
Origin
라틴어 'computare'에서 유래되었으며, '함께(com-) + 생각하다(putare)'의 의미로 계산하다는 뜻을 가지게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
mountfountamount
mount
fount
amount
🔗Collocations
head count
count on
count down
lose count
blood count
count out
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“I can count all my friends on one hand... because I'm bad at math.”
“Please count how many cookies are left in the jar.”
“My teacher told me that attendance counts toward my final grade.”
😄 Fun example
“I count sheep to fall asleep, but they keep asking for my Wi-Fi password.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
calculatenumbertallyenumeratecompute
Antonyms
ignoreoverlookexclude
Related
counteraccountantmathematicsquantity
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