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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kõˈtaɾ/
"Ele começou a contar o dinheiro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To determine the total number of items in a collection or group.
"She began to count the books on the shelf."
- 1
An act of numbering or finding a total.
"The final count showed a huge voter turnout."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'counte', which came from the Latin 'computare', meaning to compute, reckon, or calculate. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from mathematical calculation to include importance, reliability, and enumeration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Count" is said worldwide
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compter
Transliteration: /kõ.te/
"Il sait compter jusqu'à dix."
zählen
Transliteration: /ˈtsɛːlən/
"Kannst du bis zehn zählen?"
contare
Transliteration: /konˈta.re/
"Il bambino impara a contare."
contar
Transliteration: /konˈtaɾ/
"Ella sabe contar en tres idiomas."
contar
Transliteration: /kõˈtaɾ/
"Ele começou a contar o dinheiro."
गिनना
Transliteration: ginnā
"बच्चा एक से दस तक गिन सकता है।"
数
Transliteration: shǔ
"请帮我数一下这些苹果。"
세다
Transliteration: seda
"아이들이 숫자를 세고 있어요."
数える
Transliteration: kazoeru
"彼女は1から10まで数えた。"
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