- count something as something
- count something as somethingto treat or think of something as being a certain thing. •
I count this as a win.
•Did you count that one as a fair ball?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
count something as something
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count something out — Brit. procure the adjournment of the House of Commons when fewer than forty members are present. → count count something out take out items one by one, keeping a note of how many one takes. → count … English new terms dictionary
count something against somebody — ˌcount aˈgainst sb | ˌcount sth aˈgainst sb derived to be considered or to consider sth to be a disadvantage in sb • For that job her lack of experience may count against her. • He has a criminal record but we hope that prospective employers won… … Useful english dictionary
count something out — take items one by one from a stock of something, esp. money, keeping a note of how many one takes opening the wallet, I counted out 19 dollars * * * ˌcount sb/sthˈout derived to count things one after the other as you put them somewhere • She… … Useful english dictionary
can count something on the fingers of one hand — can count (something) on the fingers of one hand if you say that you can count things on the fingers of one hand, you are emphasizing that they are very rare. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times she s actually offered to… … New idioms dictionary
you can count something on (the fingers of) one hand — spoken phrase used for saying that there are very few things or people of a particular type Thesaurus: words used to describe small amounts and quantitiessynonym Main entry: count … Useful english dictionary
count toward/towards — [phrasal verb] count toward/towards (something) or count (something) toward/towards (something) : to have value as a credit or payment in relation to (something) The credits you earned for this class count toward your degree. [=they are added to… … Useful english dictionary
count on the fingers of one hand — count (something) on the fingers of one hand used to emphasize the small number of a particular thing I could count on the fingers of one hand the men I know who are desperate to experience fatherhood … Useful english dictionary
(be) able to count something on (the fingers of) one hand — be able to count sb/sth on (the fingers of) one ˈhand f19 idiom used to say that the total number of sb/sth is very small • She could count on the fingers of one hand the people she actually enjoyed being with. Main entry: ↑countidiom … Useful english dictionary
count — count1 [ kaunt ] verb *** ▸ 1 say how many there are ▸ 2 say numbers in order ▸ 3 include in calculation ▸ 4 be important ▸ 5 treat/consider as something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to calculate how many people or things there are … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
count — I UK [kaʊnt] / US verb Word forms count : present tense I/you/we/they count he/she/it counts present participle counting past tense counted past participle counted *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to calculate how many people or things there are… … English dictionary
count — [[t]ka͟ʊnt[/t]] ♦♦ counts, counting, counted 1) VERB When you count, you say all the numbers one after another up to a particular number. He was counting slowly under his breath... [V to num] Brian counted to twenty and lifted his binoculars. 2)… … English dictionary
