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 out (1 of 3)
count out
verb (tr, adverb)
informal
to leave out; exclude
count me out!
(of a boxing referee) to judge (a floored boxer) to have failed to recover within the specified time
See count 1 (def. 16)
to count (something) aloud
British Dictionary definitions for count out (2 of 3)
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 out (3 of 3)
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 out
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 out (1 of 2)
count out
Declare a boxer (or other contestant) to have lost, as in Paul was counted out in the first round. This term alludes to count in the sense of “ten seconds,” the time allowed for a boxer to rise after being knocked down (if he does not rise in time, he is “out”). The earliest recorded use of the term was for a cockfight in 1808; its use for boxing came about a century later. Also see down for the count.
Exclude, leave out of consideration, as in As for skiing this winter, you'll have to count me out. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] Also see count in.
Apportion; also, recalculate. For example, They counted out four pieces of music for each band member, or When Peggy got her change she counted out all the pennies. [Mid-1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with count out (2 of 2)
count