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Counts vs Signifies - What's the difference?

counts | signifies |

As verbs the difference between counts and signifies

is that counts is (count) while signifies is .

As a noun counts

is .

counts

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (count)

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    signifies

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (signify)
    • ----

    signify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To give (something) a meaning or an importance.
  • To show one’s intentions with a sign etc.
  • * (rfdate) (William Shakespeare)
    • I'll to the king; and signify to him / That thus I have resign'd my charge to you.
  • * (rfdate) (Jonathan Swift)
    • The government should signify to the Protestants of Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied.
  • To mean; to betoken.
  • * (rfdate) (William Shakespeare)
    • A tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing.

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