count – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of count

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to count sb in
Participle: counted sb in
Gerund: counting sb in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Icount sb in
youcount sb in
he;she;itcounts sb in
wecount sb in
youcount sb in
theycount sb in

Perfect

Ihave counted sb in
youhave counted sb in
he;she;ithas counted sb in
wehave counted sb in
youhave counted sb in
theyhave counted sb in

Past

Icounted sb in
youcounted sb in
he;she;itcounted sb in
wecounted sb in
youcounted sb in
theycounted sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad counted sb in
youhad counted sb in
he;she;ithad counted sb in
wehad counted sb in
youhad counted sb in
theyhad counted sb in

Future

Iwill count sb in
youwill count sb in
he;she;itwill count sb in
wewill count sb in
youwill count sb in
theywill count sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have counted sb in
youwill have counted sb in
he;she;itwill have counted sb in
wewill have counted sb in
youwill have counted sb in
theywill have counted sb in

Subjunctive

Present

Icount sb in
youcount sb in
he;she;itcount sb in
wecount sb in
youcount sb in
theycount sb in

Perfect

Ihave counted sb in
youhave counted sb in
he;she;ithave counted sb in
wehave counted sb in
youhave counted sb in
theyhave counted sb in

Imperfect

Icounted sb in
youcounted sb in
he;she;itcounted sb in
wecounted sb in
youcounted sb in
theycounted sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad counted sb in
youhad counted sb in
he;she;ithad counted sb in
wehad counted sb in
youhad counted sb in
theyhad counted sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould count sb in
youwould count sb in
he;she;itwould count sb in
wewould count sb in
youwould count sb in
theywould count sb in

Perfect

Iwould have counted sb in
youwould have counted sb in
he;she;itwould have counted sb in
wewould have counted sb in
youwould have counted sb in
theywould have counted sb in

Imperative

youcount sb in
weLet's count sb in
youcount sb in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam counting sb in
youare counting sb in
he;she;itis counting sb in
weare counting sb in
youare counting sb in
theyare counting sb in

Perfect

Ihave been counting sb in
youhave been counting sb in
he;she;ithas been counting sb in
wehave been counting sb in
youhave been counting sb in
theyhave been counting sb in

Past

Iwas counting sb in
youwere counting sb in
he;she;itwas counting sb in
wewere counting sb in
youwere counting sb in
theywere counting sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad been counting sb in
youhad been counting sb in
he;she;ithad been counting sb in
wehad been counting sb in
youhad been counting sb in
theyhad been counting sb in

Future

Iwill be counting sb in
youwill be counting sb in
he;she;itwill be counting sb in
wewill be counting sb in
youwill be counting sb in
theywill be counting sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been counting sb in
youwill have been counting sb in
he;she;itwill have been counting sb in
wewill have been counting sb in
youwill have been counting sb in
theywill have been counting sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be counting sb in
youwould be counting sb in
he;she;itwould be counting sb in
wewould be counting sb in
youwould be counting sb in
theywould be counting sb in

Perfect

Iwould have been counting sb in
youwould have been counting sb in
he;she;itwould have been counting sb in
wewould have been counting sb in
youwould have been counting sb in
theywould have been counting sb in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'count'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'count'

court, mount, account, amount, blunt, boult, boun, bound, bout, brunt,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enumerate
reckon, compute, number, numerate, sum, tale, figure
determine the amount of
enumerate, tick off
count something
tally
count
numerate
to determine the number (of objects in a group)
enumerate, numerate, tally, tell, tell off
influence
weight, tell

Antonyms

to determine the number (of objects in a group)
miscount
influence
ineffectiveness, impotence, futility, incapacity

Additional Information

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
4. Proto-Italic *kom
5. Proto-Italic *kom-
6. Latin con-
7. Latin putus
8. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
9. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
11. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
12. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
13. Proto-Italic *-ājō
14. Proto-Italic *-āō
15. Latin -ō
16. Latin putō
17. Latin computō
18. Anglo-Norman counterbor.
19. Middle English counten
20. English count
21. From Middle English counten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter (“add up; tell a story”), from Latin computō (“to compute”). In this sense, displaced native Old English tellan, whence Modern English tell. Doublet of compute.
22. Compare typologically reckon, Russian счита́ть (sčitátʹ), счита́ться (sčitátʹsja); the semantic evolution to Mongolian санах (sanax). See: Middle English 'counten', Anglo-Norman 'conter', Old French 'conter', Latin 'computō'.

Verbs referencing "count"

Spanish contar, Ido kontar.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] inch larger, would have been quite a disagreeable and deplorable state of things. And with this; and with showing how,—by very nearly closing the door, and twining in and out like serpents, and by counting the little washing slab as standing-room,—we could manage to insinuate four people into it, all at one time; and entreating each other to observe how very airy it was (in dock ), and how there was a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] very happy if she have her knitting or sewing, and will busy herself for hours; if she have no occupation, she evidently amuses herself by imaginary dialogues, or by recalling past impressions; she counts with her fingers, or spells out names of things which she has recently learned, in the manual alphabet of the deaf mutes. In this lonely self-communion she seems to reason, reflect, and argue; if [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] his pleasure. During the day, his bedstead turns up against the wall, and leaves more space for him to work in. His loom, or bench, or wheel, is there; and there he labours, sleeps and wakes, and counts the seasons as they change, and grows old. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • He smiled as I looked at these contrivances to while away the time; but when I looked from them to him, I saw that his lip trembled, and could have counted the beating of his heart. I forget how it came about, but some allusion was made to his having a wife. He shook his head at the word, turned aside, and covered his face with his hands. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] in a blanket on the floor. He jumps up, grins, half in pain and half in hospitality; whispers my own name in my ear; and groping among the sleepers, leads me to my berth. Standing beside it, I count these slumbering passengers, and get past forty. There is no use in going further, so I begin to undress. As the chairs are all occupied, and there is nothing else to put my clothes on, I deposit [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] on some occasion of rejoicing. It is an excellent house, and the proprietors have most bountiful notions of providing the creature comforts. Dining alone with my wife in our own room, one day, I counted fourteen dishes on the table at once. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] developments with regard to Miss Ophelia's wardrobe which she had been enabled to make. It was credibly ascertained that Squire Sinclare, as his name was commonly contracted in the neighborhood, had counted out fifty dollars, and given them to Miss Ophelia, and told her to buy any clothes she thought best; and that two new silk dresses, and a bonnet, had been sent for from Boston. As to the propriety [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Trusted to an unlimited extent by a careless master, who handed him a bill without looking at it, and pocketed the change without counting it, Tom had every facility and temptation to dishonesty; and nothing but an impregnable simplicity of nature, strengthened by Christian faith, could have kept him from it. But, to that nature, the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • For some reason or other, Legree neither spoke nor moved; a vague horror fell on him; while Cassy, with a keen, sneering glitter in her eyes, stood looking at him, counting the strokes. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • She unlocked the desk, took from it a roll of bills, which she counted over rapidly. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)