What is the meaning of count?

noun

• The total number counted.
  • usage: "a blood count"
• The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order.
  • usage: "the counting continued for several hours"
  • synonyms: counting, numeration, enumeration, reckoning, tally
• A nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl.

verb

• Determine the number or amount of.
  • usage: "Can you count the books on your shelf"; "Count your change"
  • synonyms: number, enumerate, numerate
• Have weight; have import, carry weight.
  • usage: "It does not matter much"
  • synonyms: matter, weigh
• Show consideration for; take into account.
  • usage: "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"
  • synonyms: consider, weigh
• Name or recite the numbers in ascending order.
  • usage: "The toddler could count to 100"
• Put into a group.
  • usage: "The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members"
  • synonyms: number
• Include as if by counting.
  • usage: "I can count my colleagues in the opposition"
• Have a certain value or carry a certain weight.
  • usage: "each answer counts as three points"
• Have faith or confidence in.
  • usage: "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
  • synonyms: bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
• Take account of.
  • usage: "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"
  • synonyms: reckon