count¹ (kount)

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[Middle English counten, from Old French conter, from Latin computāre, to calculate, com-, com-, + putāre, to think.]

verb: count·ed, count·ing, counts. 

transitive verb 

1. 1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
   2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing.
   3. To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.
2. Informal
   1. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.
   2. To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.
3. To believe or consider to be; deem: Count yourself lucky.

intransitive verb 

1. To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: counted by tens.
2. 1. To have importance: You really count with me.
   2. To have a specified importance or value: Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.
3. Music To keep time by counting beats.

noun 

1. The act of counting or calculating.
2. 1. A number reached by counting.
   2. The totality of specific items in a particular sample: a white blood cell count.
3. Law Any of the separate and distinct charges in an indictment.
4. Sports The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.
5. Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.

phrasal verbs

count down

To recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown.

count off

To recite numbers in turn, as when dividing people or things into groups : The 24 children counted off by twos, forming a dozen pairs.

count on

To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.

To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise.

count out

To declare (a boxer) out to have been knocked out by calling out the count.

idioms

count heads

To make a count of members, attendees, or participants by or as if by noting bodily presence.

synonyms:

count¹import, matter, signify, weigh¹ These verbs mean to be of significance or importance: an opinion that counts; actions that import little; decisions that really matter; thoughts that signify much; considerations that weigh with her.

count² (kount)

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[Middle English counte, from Old French conte, from Late Latin comes, comit-, occupant of any state office, from Latin, companion.]

noun 

1. A nobleman in some European countries.
2. Used as a title for such a nobleman.