count
verb (used with object)
to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate.
counting
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present participleof count.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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"The meeting is expected to last two days. We are also counting on a European team to join our negotiating group."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Dr Miskellah, from the Kenyan doctors' union, said he was concerned that governments were counting on the "honesty and full co-operation of the travellers to self-declare, to say the truth" about their health.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Companies started to realize they need to be more careful about counting their tokens, the units that measure AI use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
For those who are counting, that’s a glorious extra 5 cents an hour.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Only I realized after I’d been counting for a while that I didn’t know what I was supposed to be counting to.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
