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• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Compute — Com*pute (k[o^]m*p[=u]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Computed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Computing}.] [L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] To determine by calculation; to reckon; to count. [1913 Webster] Two days, as we compute the days of heaven. Milton. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• compute — [v] calculate, estimate add up, cast up, cipher, count, count heads, count noses, cut ice*, dope out*, enumerate, figure, figure out, gauge, keep tabs*, measure, rate, reckon, run down, size up, sum, take account of, take one’s measure, tally,… …   New thesaurus

• count — count1 [kount] vt. [ME counten < OFr conter < L computare,COMPUTE] 1. to name numbers in regular order to (a certain number) [to count five] 2. to add up, one by one, by units or groups, so as to get a total [count the money] 3. to check by …   English World dictionary

• count — vb 1 Count, tell, enumerate, number are comparable when they mean to ascertain the total of units in a collection by noting one after another or one group after another. Count (see also RELY) implies computation of a total by assigning to each… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• count — [n] tally; number calculation, computation, enumeration, numbering, outcome, poll, reckoning, result, sum, toll, total, whole; concept 766 Ant. estimate, guess count [v1] add, check in order add up, calculate, cast, cast up, cipher, compute,… …   New thesaurus

• compute — 1630s, from Fr. computer, from L. computare to count, sum up, reckon together, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + putare to reckon, originally to prune (see PAVE (Cf. pave)) …   Etymology dictionary

• compute — *calculate, reckon, estimate Analogous words: *count, enumerate, number: sum, total, tot, figure, cast, *add …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• count — count1 /kownt/, v.t. 1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name …   Universalium

• count — I [[t]kaʊnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to check over one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate 2) to reckon up; calculate; compute 3) to list or name the numerals up to: Close your eyes and count to ten[/ex] 4) to include in a reckoning;… …   From formal English to slang

• count — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. enumerate, tell, score, figure, account; matter, reckon; deem, consider, estimate. See judgment, numeration, nobility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Man of rank] Syn. nobleman, peer, grandee, earl; see… …   English dictionary for students