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.
had counted
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past perfectof count.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On the way down, I had counted 223.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Rio state government reported 119 dead, while the public defender's office told AFP it had counted 132.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
Large employers are retrenching, making deep cuts to white-collar positions and leaving fewer opportunities for experienced and new workers who had counted on well-paying office work to support families and fund retirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Mexico's national archives had counted the document among a collection of papers signed by Cortés - but found 15 pages were missing when it was put on microfilm in 1993.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
All her life, V had counted on having her words available to her whenever she needed to use them.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
