counts

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular present of count. Use this form after he, she, it, or one person or thing.

   She counts the coins one by one before closing the till.

   He counts the days until summer vacation begins.

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of count. Use this form when there is more than one.

   Three counts ruled the neighboring lands long ago.

   The nurse wrote down the patient's blood cell counts.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   Numbers found by adding things up one by one, not given as a share or a percentage.

   Like counting apples in a basket one by one, instead of saying what fraction of them are red.

   The lab reported the bacteria as raw counts instead of percentages.

   We compared the counts of each kind of fish in the two ponds.

   Similarnumbers, tallies

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