count someone in or out

count someone in or out
include (or not include) someone in a planned activity.
count

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  • count someone out — 1) complete a count of ten seconds over a fallen boxer to indicate defeat 2) informal exclude someone from an activity or the plans for it if this is a guessing game, you can count me out 3) (in children s games) select a player for dismissal or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • count someone out — complete a count of ten seconds over a fallen boxer to indicate defeat. → count …   English new terms dictionary

  • count out — verb declare the loser • Topics: ↑boxing, ↑pugilism, ↑fisticuffs • Hypernyms: ↑declare • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody * * * count out [phrasal verb] …   Useful english dictionary

  • count — count1 verb 1》 determine the total number of. 2》 recite numbers in ascending order.     ↘(count down) recite or display numbers backwards to zero to indicate remaining time, especially before the launch of a rocket.     ↘(count something out)… …   English new terms dictionary

  • count — count1 [ kaunt ] verb *** ▸ 1 say how many there are ▸ 2 say numbers in order ▸ 3 include in calculation ▸ 4 be important ▸ 5 treat/consider as something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to calculate how many people or things there are …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • count — count1 W3S1 [kaunt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find the total)¦ 2¦(say numbers)¦ 3¦(be allowed)¦ 4¦(include)¦ 5¦(consider something)¦ 6¦(important)¦ 7 I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand 8 don t count your chickens (before they re… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • count — 1 /kaUnt/ verb 1 SAY NUMBERS also count up (I) to say numbers in their correct order (+ to): Sarah can count up to five now. | Try to count to ten before you lose your temper. 2 FIND THE TOTAL also count up (T) to count the people, objects,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • count out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms count out : present tense I/you/we/they count out he/she/it counts out present participle counting out past tense counted out past participle counted out 1) to count things one by one She counted out £100 in… …   English dictionary

  • count — I UK [kaʊnt] / US verb Word forms count : present tense I/you/we/they count he/she/it counts present participle counting past tense counted past participle counted *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to calculate how many people or things there are… …   English dictionary

  • count me out — do not include me in your activity or plan. Count me out I m not going swimming when it s this cold! Usage notes: also used in the form count someone out do not include someone: She shouldn t count her brother out yet he might still decide to… …   New idioms dictionary

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