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To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
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To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing.
(verb-transitive)
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To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.
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Informal To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
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Informal To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
(verb-transitive)
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