v. 1
To determine the number of (objects in a group).
Count the number of apples in the bag and write down the number on the spreadsheet.
v. 2
To recite numbers in sequence.
Can you count to a hundred?
v. 3
To amount to, to number in total.
n. 1
The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.

Related words

Word family: counting countless countwheel countdom countship countess
Phrases: count on body count count noun nose count count up count upon count to ten complete blood count

Forms

Plural: counts → reckonings, enumerations, numerations, charges…
Past participle: counted
e.g. counted → tallied, considered, judged, calculated…

Count or Reckon?

We count upon a desired future; we do not count upon the undesired. As applied to the present, we reckon or count a thing precious or worthless.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: bet¹, sum¹
4 letters: look¹, tell¹, hold¹, cast¹, rely², tale¹, earl¹, deem¹
5 letters: judge¹, swear¹, weigh¹, tally²
6 letters: number², matter², charge¹, regard², depend², esteem², reckon², consul², charre
7 letters: include², article³, compute²
8 letters: consider³, estimate³, numerate³
9 letters: calculate³, reckoning³, enumerate⁴
10 letters: numeration
11 letters: enumeration⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rely² = 2 syllables).