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.
has counted
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present perfectof count (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has counted on the attendance of invited foreign leaders to bolster his legitimacy and push back against claims of Russia’s growing isolation on the international stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Raman would have to peel off labor from Bass, who has counted on and rewarded their support from Sacramento to Washington to City Hall for over two decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
New York has counted 13 hypothermia-related deaths as the city faces an exceptional cold snap that swept large parts of the United States in late January, its mayor said Monday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Davison, now 86, has counted presidents as friends, including both Bushes.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
Someone has counted thirty Nobel Laureates who have worked at the MBL at one time or another.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
