count

The act of counting or tallying a quantity.

“Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.”

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

A countdown.

A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.

The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.

“He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded.”

An object of interest or account; value; estimation.

To recite numbers in sequence.

“Can you count to a hundred?”

To determine the number (of objects in a group).

“There are three apples; count them.”

To be of significance; to matter.

“Your views don’t count here.    It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk.”

To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.

“Apples count as a type of fruit.”

To consider something an example of something.

“He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river.   I count you as more than a friend.”

To take account or note (of).

To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.

(grammar) Countable.

The male ruler of a county.

A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called earls and viscounts.