Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun counting
1 sense of counting
Sense 1
count, counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally -- (the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours")
=> investigation, investigating -- (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb count
9 senses of count
Sense 1
count, number, enumerate, numerate -- (determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change")
=> determine, find, find out, ascertain -- (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize")
Sense 2
count, matter, weigh -- (have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 3
consider, count, weigh -- (show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient")
Sense 4
count -- (name or recite the numbers in ascending order; "The toddler could count to 100")
=> recite -- (repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day")
Phrasal Verb-> count down#1; count out#1
Sense 5
count, number -- (put into a group; "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members")
=> classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate -- (arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?")
Sense 6
count -- (include as if by counting; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition")
=> include -- (consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits")
Sense 7
count -- (have a certain value or carry a certain weight; "each answer counts as three points")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 8
count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon -- (have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis")
=> trust, swear, rely, bank -- (have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes")
Sense 9
reckon, count -- (take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon")
=> estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge -- (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds")