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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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
A Canadian diplomat, waiting to offer support to fellow citizens, said he had counted 80 people arriving in the space of one hour.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
When the public had counted Elvis out, he began focusing on Gospel music, married Priscilla and had a child, Lisa-Marie Presley.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
But the boys had counted on playing soccer with their friends and fellow Liberians, and now that Prince wasn’t around, they blamed Luma and her rule that hair must be “shorter than Coach’s.”
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
