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count towards

count towards verb: to possess value as part of a requirement for an achievement or goal.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To possess value as part of a requirement for an achievement or goal.
    • This test counts towards your grade in the class.
    Antonyms:
    count against

Antonyms of count towards

Forms of count towards

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

Questions about count towards

What does count towards mean?
Count towards means to possess value as part of a requirement for an achievement or goal.
What part of speech is count towards?
Count towards is a verb.
What is the past tense of count towards?
The past tense of count towards is counted towards.

Words near count towards in the dictionary

  1. count to 3
  2. count to 5
  3. count to five
  4. count to ten
  5. count to three
  6. count towards
  7. count up
  8. count upon
  9. count-down
  10. count-downs
  11. count-off

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