When you count, you say all the numbers one after another up to a particular number.

If you count all the things in a group, you add them up in order to find how many there are.

A count is the action of counting a particular set of things, or the number that you get when you have counted them.

You use count when referring to the level or amount of something that someone or something has.

You use count in expressions such as a count of three or a count of ten when you are measuring a length of time by counting slowly up to a certain number.

If something or someone counts for something or counts, they are important or valuable.

If something counts or is counted as a particular thing, it is regarded as being that thing, especially in particular circumstances or under particular rules.

If you count something when you are making a calculation, you include it in that calculation.

You can use count to refer to one or more points that you are considering. For example, if someone is wrong on two counts, they are wrong in two ways.

In law, a count is one of a number of charges brought against someone in court.

If you keep count of a number of things, you note or keep a record of how many have occurred. If you lose count of a number of things, you cannot remember how many have occurred.

If someone is out for the count, they are unconscious or very deeply asleep.

If you say that someone should stand up and be counted, you mean that they should say publicly what they think, and not hide it or be ashamed of it.