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.
have counted
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present perfectof count.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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“I have counted in my office, I have 1,823.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Brighton's defensive deficiencies might have counted against him for those jobs, but there is no doubt De Zerbi produces stylish teams who play slick football.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
McNeish and a group of graduate students have been documenting their observations of the disappearing river, and have counted more than 3,000 dead fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
The Japanese midfielder's low drive is blocked in front of goal, but it wouldn't have counted anyway as the flag was up.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2024
I must have counted every single thing in that hospital.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
