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Count is a related term of weigh_in.


In lang=en terms the difference between count and weigh_in

is that count is to consider something an example of something while weigh_in is to subject to a weigh-in.

As verbs the difference between count and weigh_in

is that count is to recite numbers in sequence while weigh_in is to undergo a weigh-in.

As a noun count

is the act of or tallying a quantity or count can be the male ruler of a county.

count

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) counten, from (etyl) conter, from (etyl) ).

Verb

(en verb)
  • To recite numbers in sequence.
  • To determine the number (of objects in a group).
  • To be of significance; to matter.
  • To be an example of something.
  • * J. A. Symonds
    • This excellent man counted among the best and wisest of English statesmen.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Boundary problems , passage=Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too.
  • To consider something an example of something.
  • (obsolete) To take account or note (of).
  • * Shakespeare
    • No man counts of her beauty.
  • (UK, legal) To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to recite a count.
    • (Burrill)
    Derived terms
    * count one's blessings * count out
    Related terms
    * compute

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of or tallying a quantity.
    • Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough.
  • The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
  • A countdown.
  • (legal) A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
  • (baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
    • He has a 3-2 count with the bases loaded.
  • (obsolete) An object of interest or account; value; estimation.
  • * Spenser
    • all his care and count
    Derived terms
    * countless * down for the count * sperm count

    Etymology 2

    (wikipedia count) From (etyl) comte and in the sense of "noble fighting alongside the king".

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The male ruler of a county.
  • A nobleman holding a rank intermediate between dukes and barons.
    • Synonyms
    * (English counts) earl * (French counts) comte * (Italian counts) conte * (German counts) graf
    Derived terms
    * viscount * count palatine, count palatinate
    Related terms
    * (female form or wife) countess, contessa * (adjectival form) comital * (related titles) baron, don, duke, earl, lord, prince

    weigh_in

    English

    Verb

  • To undergo a weigh-in.
    • Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching.
    His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak.
  • To subject to a weigh-in.
    • The had to weigh''' him '''in at the loading dock.
    They weighed''' every third truck '''in to check for overweight violations.
  • To weigh.
    • He weighs in at upwards of 250 pounds.
  • (idiomatic) To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue;
    • Everyone wanted to weigh in on what kind of car he should buy.
    Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in .
  • * 1990 , Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco , HarperCollins (2003), ISBN 978-0-06-053635-0, page 322:
    • Having more or less approved stance.
  • * Mike Myatt, 8 Tips For Leading Those Who Don’t Want to Follow , Forbes On-line Blogs, Jan. 7 2013, [http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2013/01/07/8-tips-for-leading-those-who-dont-want-to-follow/]:
  • *:It is absolutely essential to understand other’s motivations prior to weighing in .