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She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 1019
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Meanings
verb
  • determine the total number of (a collection of items).
    E.g. I started to count the stars I could see
  • take into account; include.
    E.g. the staff has shrunk to four, or five if you count the European director
  • be significant.
    E.g. it did not matter what the audience thought—it was the critics that counted
noun
  • an act of determining the total number of something.
    E.g. at the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding
  • an act of reciting numbers in ascending order, up to the specified number.
    E.g. hold the position for a count of seven
  • a point for discussion or consideration.
    E.g. the programme remained vulnerable on a number of counts
  • the measure of the fineness of a yarn expressed as the weight of a given length or the length of a given weight.
noun
  • a foreign nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an earl.

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