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| NOUN: | A noting of items one by one: enumeration, numeration, reckoning, tally. Archaic : tale. See COUNT. | | VERB: | 1. To indicate (time or rhythm), as with repeated gestures or sounds: beat. Idioms: keep time , mark time. See REPETITION. 2. To be of significance or importance: import, matter, signify, weigh. See IMPORTANT. 3. To note (items) one by one so as to get a total: enumerate, number, numerate, reckon, tally, tell. See COUNT. | | PHRASAL VERB: | count on To look forward to confidently: anticipate, await, bargain for or (on), depend on or (upon), expect, look for, wait (for). Informal : figure on. See SURPRISE. count on To place trust or confidence in: bank on or (upon), believe in, depend on or (upon), reckon on or (upon), rely on or (upon), trust (in). See TRUST. count out To keep from being admitted, included, or considered: bar, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, keep out, rule out, shut out. See INCLUDE.
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