COUNT
What does "COUNT" mean?
To determine the total number of things, usually by naming numbers in order.
Meanings
- To find the total number of items by enumerating them. She counted the children twice to be sure no one was missing.
- To matter or be of importance. In the end, only kindness really counts.
- To be regarded or included as part of a group. Does a tie count as a win for the tournament standings?
- A total reached by counting, or an act of counting. By his count, there were forty people in the room.
- A nobleman, equivalent in rank to a British earl, in many European countries. The count owned three estates along the river.
Did you know?
- The two meanings of 'count' are unrelated: the verb comes from Latin 'computare' (to reckon), while the title comes from Latin 'comes', meaning a companion of the emperor.
Word origin
The 'enumerate' sense is from Old French 'conter' (Latin 'computare', to reckon); the nobility title is a separate word from Latin 'comes' (companion), the emperor's attendant.
Remember it
A vampire COUNT loves to COUNT - think Count Dracula, ah-ah-ah, tallying every drop.
A little poem
Fingers, then numbers,
then the things too big to hold-
still we keep the tally.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did Dracula become an accountant? He was already a Count.
What it teaches
Counting tells you how many; it never tells you which ones mattered.
Quick facts
What does COUNT mean?
To determine the total number of things, usually by naming numbers in order.
Is COUNT a valid word?
Yes — COUNT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is COUNT?
COUNT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does COUNT come from?
The 'enumerate' sense is from Old French 'conter' (Latin 'computare', to reckon); the nobility title is a separate word from Latin 'comes' (companion), the emperor's attendant.
What can COUNT teach us?
Counting tells you how many; it never tells you which ones mattered.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.