Definition

/kaʊnts/

noun

The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
“Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.”
The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
A countdown.
A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
“He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded.”

verb

To recite numbers in sequence.
“Can you count to a hundred?”
To determine the number (of objects in a group).
“There are three apples; count them.”
To be of significance; to matter.
“Your views don’t count here. It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.”
To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
“Apples count as a type of fruit.”
To consider something an example of something.
“He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river. I count you as more than a friend.”

noun

The male ruler of a county.
A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.

noun