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count the hours

count the hours verb: to await or look forward to something with great eagerness.

Verb

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

  1. To await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
    • She pushed open the door. "Come in. Cooper's driving me crazy. He's been counting the hours."2011, Gail Gaymer Martin, A Dad of His Own, page 24

Forms of count the hours

third-person singular presentcounts the hours
present participlecounting the hours
past participlecounted the hours
pastcounted the hours

Questions about count the hours

What does count the hours mean?
Count the hours means to await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
What part of speech is count the hours?
Count the hours is a verb.
What is the past tense of count the hours?
The past tense of count the hours is counted the hours.

Words near count the hours in the dictionary

  1. count plural
  2. count plurals
  3. count room
  4. count rooms
  5. count sheep
  6. count the hours
  7. count to 10
  8. count to 3
  9. count to 5
  10. count to five
  11. count to ten

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