noun
- Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities.
- synonyms: calculation, computation, figuring
- A bill for an amount due.
- synonyms: tally
- The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order.
- usage: "the counting continued for several hours"
- synonyms: count, counting, numeration, enumeration, tally
verb
- Expect, believe, or suppose.
- usage: "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
- Judge to be probable.
- Deem to be.
- usage: "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
- Make a mathematical calculation or computation.
- 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"
- Take account of.
- usage: "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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