noun

1. The act of counting or tallying a quantity.

   “Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.”

2. The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

3. A countdown.

verb

1. To recite numbers in sequence.

   “Can you count to a hundred?”

2. To determine the number (of objects in a group).

   “There are three apples; count them.”

3. To be of significance; to matter.

   “Your views don’t count here.    It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.”

Synonyms: enumerate, number

adjective

1. (grammar) Countable.