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- [kount out]
- /kaʊnt aʊt/
- /kaʊnt ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kount out]
- /kaʊnt aʊt/
Definitions of count out words
- phrasal verb count out If you count out a sum of money, you count the notes or coins as you put them in a pile one by one. 3
- phrasal verb count out If you tell someone to count you out, you mean that you do not want to be included in an activity. 3
- verb count out to leave out; exclude 3
- verb count out (of a boxing referee) to judge (a floored boxer) to have failed to recover within the specified time 3
- verb count out to count (something) aloud 3
- noun count out to disregard; omit 3
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Origin of count out
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (v.) Middle English counten < Anglo-French c(o)unter, Old French conter < Latin computāre to compute; (noun) Middle English counte < Anglo-French c(o)unte, Old French conte < Late Latin computus calculation, reckoning, noun derivative of computāre
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Parts of speech for Count out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
count out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
count out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for count out
verb count out
- bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- debar — If you are debarred from doing something, you are prevented from doing it by a law or regulation.
- get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- pass over — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- rule out — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
Antonyms for count out
verb count out
- include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
- figure on — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- regard — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
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