Counting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

determine the number or amount of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊntɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊntɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɪŋ/.

Examples

the counting continued for several hours
Can you count the books on your shelf?
Count your change

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tally weigh reckoning matter enumeration number bet reckon enumerate numeration calculate depend numerate consider look count

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order “the counting continued for several hours”
verb	determine the number or amount of “Can you count the books on your shelf?”
verb	have weight; have import, carry weight “It does not matter much”
verb	show consideration for; take into account “You must consider her age”
verb	name or recite the numbers in ascending order “The toddler could count to 100”
verb	put into a group “The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members”
verb	include as if by counting “I can count my colleagues in the opposition”
verb	have a certain value or carry a certain weight “each answer counts as three points”
verb	have faith or confidence in “you can count on me to help you any time”
verb	take account of “You have to reckon with our opponents”

Word Forms

count	verb	name or recite the numbers in ascending order
numerate	verb	determine the number or amount of
enumerate	verb	determine the number or amount of
tally	verb	determine the sum of
countable	adjective	that can be counted
counter	noun	(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
counting	noun	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
number	noun	a symbol used to represent a number
enumeration	noun	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
enumerator	noun	someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
numerable	adjective	that can be counted
numeration	noun	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
matter	noun	some situation or event that is thought about
consideration	noun	information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
weighing	noun	careful consideration
dependency	noun	the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zählen

der Akt des Zählens; Zahlen in aufsteigender Reihenfolge aufsagen

🇫🇷French

compte

l'acte de compter; réciter des nombres par ordre croissant

🇪🇸Spanish

cálculo

el acto de contar; recitar números en orden ascendente

🇮🇹Italian

conteggio

l'atto di contare; recitando i numeri in ordine crescente

🇳🇱Dutch

tellen

de handeling van het tellen; het opzeggen van getallen in oplopende volgorde

🇵🇹Portuguese

contando

o ato de contar; recitando números em ordem crescente

🇷🇺Russian

подсчет

акт подсчета; проговаривание чисел в порядке возрастания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गिनती

गिनने की क्रिया; संख्याओं को आरोही क्रम में पढ़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

গণনা

গণনার কাজ; আরোহী ক্রমে সংখ্যা আবৃত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

எண்ணும்

எண்ணும் செயல்; ஏறுவரிசையில் எண்களை உச்சரித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

లెక్కింపు

లెక్కింపు చర్య; ఆరోహణ క్రమంలో సంఖ్యలను పఠించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मोजणी

मोजणीची क्रिया; चढत्या क्रमाने संख्या पाठवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગણતરી

ગણતરીની ક્રિયા; ચડતા ક્રમમાં સંખ્યાઓ પાઠવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಣಿಕೆ

ಎಣಿಕೆಯ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಆರೋಹಣ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪಠಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

എണ്ണുന്നു

എണ്ണുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം; ആരോഹണ ക്രമത്തിൽ സംഖ്യകൾ ചൊല്ലുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਿਣਤੀ

ਗਿਣਤੀ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ; ਵੱਧਦੇ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਖਿਆਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گنتی

گنتی کا عمل صعودی ترتیب میں نمبروں کی تلاوت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

计数

计数的行为；按升序背诵数字

🇯🇵Japanese

数える

数を数える行為。数字を昇順に唱える

🇰🇷Korean

계산

계산 행위; 숫자를 오름차순으로 외우기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đếm

hành động đếm; đọc số theo thứ tự tăng dần

🇹🇭Thai

การนับ

การนับ; ท่องตัวเลขตามลำดับจากน้อยไปหามาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

perhitungan

tindakan menghitung; melafalkan angka dalam urutan menaik

🇵🇭Filipino

nagbibilang

ang kilos ng pagbibilang; pagbigkas ng mga numero sa pataas na pagkakasunod-sunod

🇲🇾Malay

mengira

perbuatan mengira; menyebut nombor mengikut tertib menaik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عد

فعل العد؛ قراءة الأرقام بترتيب تصاعدي

🇮🇷Persian

شمارش

عمل شمارش؛ خواندن اعداد به ترتیب صعودی

🇹🇷Turkish

sayma

sayma eylemi; sayıları artan sırada okumak

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְפִירָה

פעולת הספירה; דקלום מספרים בסדר עולה

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