English · Word Candidate

count

/kaʊnt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: counts · counting · counted

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To recite numbers in sequence.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đọc số theo thứ tự

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Verb

Examples

Can you count to a hundred?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To determine the number of (objects in a group).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

xác định số lượng của một nhóm

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Verb

Examples

Count the number of apples in the bag and write down the number on the spreadsheet.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The act of counting or tallying a quantity.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hành động đếm hoặc tính toán số lượng

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Noun

Examples

Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

kết quả của việc đếm cho thấy số lượng vật phẩm

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Noun

Examples

By the official count, there are something like thirteen hundred species of birds in the Amazon, but Cohn-Haft thinks there are actually a good many more, because people have relied too much on features like size and plumage and not paid enough attention to sound.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “count” mean?

To recite numbers in sequence.

Is “count” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.