# counts

/ˈkaʊnts/ (US) · /kˈaʊnts/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/counts
Updated: 2026-06-19

## Senses

### 1. to be important

verb · CEFR B1

to be important or to have value in a situation.

For teachers: to have value, importance, or influence within a specific context.

- In this competition, every single point counts toward the final score.
- In the final evaluation, it is the quality of the research rather than the sheer volume of data that truly counts.

### 2. to say numbers

verb · CEFR A1

to say numbers in order or to find the total of something.

For teachers: to recite numbers in ascending order or to determine the total number of units in a collection.

- The teacher counts the students before the bus leaves for the museum.
- The automated system counts each vehicle as it passes through the toll booth to ensure accurate traffic data collection.

### 3. total numbers

noun · CEFR B2 · Technical

the total number of things that have been measured or found.

For teachers: the total number of items or instances recorded during an enumeration.

- The doctor checked the blood counts to see if the patient was healthy.
- The laboratory technician recorded the bacterial counts from several different samples to determine the rate of contamination.

### 4. noble titles

noun · CEFR B2

men who have a high social rank in some European countries.

For teachers: the plural form of a title of nobility in various European countries, equivalent in rank to an English earl.

- The history book describes how the counts and dukes ruled the land.
- The diplomatic gathering included several counts from the neighbouring principalities, all seeking to negotiate new trade agreements.

### 5. legal charges

noun · CEFR C1 · Formal · Technical

separate crimes that a person is accused of in a court of law.

For teachers: distinct and separate charges in a legal indictment or complaint.

- The jury found the man guilty on all three counts of theft.
- The defendant was eventually acquitted on the most serious counts, though he was found liable for several minor regulatory infractions.

## Examples

- The final counts show that fifty people attended the meeting.
- Researchers performed daily counts of the local bird population to track the impact of the new park.
- Discrepancies in the manual counts led the committee to request a digital audit of all ballots cast during the primary election.

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