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count (kount), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counting.] [OF. conter, and later (etymologica
| count | (kount), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counted; p. pr. & vb. n. Counting.] [OF. conter, and later (etymological spelling) compter, in modern French thus distinguished; conter to relate (cf. Recount, Account), compter to count; fr. L. computuare to reckon, compute; com- + putare to reckon, settle, order, prune, orig., to clean. See Pure, and cf. Compute.] 1.
To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon.
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-Who can count the dust of Jacob? Num. xxiii. 10.
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-In a journey of forty miles, Avaux counted only three miserable cabins. Macaulay.
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2.
To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider or esteem as belonging.
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-Abracham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Rom. iv. 3.
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3.
To esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or consider.
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-I count myself in nothing else so happy |
| count | , v. i. 1.
To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents count for nothing.
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-This excellent man . . . counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen. J. A. Symonds.
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2.
To reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon.
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-He was brewer to the palace; and it was apprehended that the government counted on his voice. Macaulay.
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-I think it a great error to count upon the genius of a nation as a standing argument in all ages. Swift.
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3.
To take account or note; -- with of. [Obs.] No man counts of her beauty. Shak.
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4. (Eng. Law)
To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count. Burrill.
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| count | , n. [F. conte and compte, with different meanings, fr. L. computus a computation, fr. computare. See Count, v. t.] 1.
The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number ascertained by counting.
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-Of blessed saints for to increase the count. Spenser.
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-By this count, I shall be much in years. Shak.
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2.
An object of interest or account; value; estimation. [Obs.] All his care and count. Spenser.
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3. (Law)
A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution. Wharton.
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| count | , n. [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate, companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to go.]
A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an English earl.
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