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- US Pronunciation
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- [kount awf, of]
- /kaʊnt ɔf, ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kount awf, of]
- /kaʊnt ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of count off words
- noun count off to separate into equal divisions by counting 3
- verb with object count off 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. 1
- verb with object count off to reckon up; calculate; compute. 1
- verb with object count off to list or name the numerals up to: Close your eyes and count ten. 1
- verb with object count off to include in a reckoning; take into account: There are five of us here, counting me. 1
- verb with object count off to reckon to the credit of another; ascribe; impute. 1
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Origin of count off
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Count off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
count off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
count off usage trend in Literature
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verb count off
- tally — an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- total — constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
- run — execution
Antonyms for count off
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