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counted down

counted down is the simple past and past participle of count down.

Meaning of count down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
    • The sound system counted down the seconds to meteor impact.
  2. (transitive) To await a precisely timed expected event.
    • The party was counting down the days to Inauguration.

Questions about counted down

What is counted down the simple past and past participle of?
Counted down is the simple past and past participle of count down.

Words near counted down in the dictionary

  1. counted calories
  2. counted cards
  3. counted chickens
  4. counted coup
  5. counted cross-stitch
  6. counted down
  7. counted in
  8. counted noses
  9. counted off
  10. counted on
  11. counted on one hand

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