Idioms for count
count coup.
coup1(def 4).
Origin of count
1
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English
counten < Anglo-French
c(o)unter, Old French
conter < Latin
computāre to
compute; (noun) Middle English
counte < Anglo-French
c(o)unte, Old French
conte < Late Latin
computus calculation, reckoning, noun derivative of
computāre
OTHER WORDS FROM count
half-count·ed, adjectiveWords nearby count
British Dictionary definitions for count down (1 of 2)
count
1
/ (kaʊnt) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for count
C14: from Anglo-French
counter, from Old French
conter, from Latin
computāre to calculate,
compute
British Dictionary definitions for count down (2 of 2)
count
2
/ (kaʊnt) /
noun
a nobleman in any of various European countries having a rank corresponding to that of a British earl
any of various officials in the late Roman Empire and under various Germanic kings in the early Middle Ages
a man who has received an honour (papal knighthood) from the Pope in recognition of good deeds, achievements, etc
Derived forms of count
countship, nounWord Origin for count
C16: from Old French
conte, from Late Latin
comes occupant of a state office, from Latin: overseer, associate, literally: one who goes with, from
com- with +
īre to go
Medical definitions for count down
count
[ kount ]
v.
To name or list the units of a group or collection one by one in order to determine a total.
n.
The act of counting or calculating.
The totality of specific items in a particular sample.
Idioms and Phrases with count down (1 of 2)
count down
Count backward from any number to zero to indicate time, as in The final seconds before take off were counted down: 10, 9, 8, etc. The down in this term refers to the decreasing size of the numbers. This usage originated in connection with the firing of missiles and spacecraft and has since been broadened to such events as the roll call of states at a political convention. [c. 1950]
Make final preparations for an event, as in Hong Kong was counting down to the day when it became part of mainland China. This usage is derived from def. 1. [Late 1950s]
Idioms and Phrases with count down (2 of 2)
count