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count in

count in verb: to include (someone) in an activity, etc.

Verb

count in (third-person singular simple present counts in, present participle counting in, simple past and past participle counted in)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To include (someone) in an activity, etc.
    • You're going to the beach? Count me in!
    Antonyms:
    count out
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance, in which case the countdown is in time with the beats of the music.
    • The drummer will count us in with a "three-two-one".

Antonyms of count in

Forms of count in

third-person singular presentcounts in
present participlecounting in
past participlecounted in
pastcounted in

Questions about count in

What does count in mean?
Count in means to include (someone) in an activity, etc.
What part of speech is count in?
Count in is a verb.
What is the past tense of count in?
The past tense of count in is counted in.

Words near count in in the dictionary

  1. count down
  2. count downs
  3. Count Dracula
  4. count form
  5. count forms
  6. count in
  7. count noses
  8. count noun
  9. count nouns
  10. count off
  11. count on

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