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counted on the fingers of one hand

counted on the fingers of one hand is the simple past and past participle of count on the fingers of one hand.

Meaning of count on the fingers of one hand

Verb

count on the fingers of one hand (third-person singular simple present counts on the fingers of one hand, present participle counting on the fingers of one hand, simple past and past participle counted on the fingers of one hand)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To count something small enough in number that one can do it using just the digits on one's hand.

Questions about counted on the fingers of one hand

What is counted on the fingers of one hand the simple past and past participle of?
Counted on the fingers of one hand is the simple past and past participle of count on the fingers of one hand.

Words near counted on the fingers of one hand in the dictionary

  1. counted in
  2. counted noses
  3. counted off
  4. counted on
  5. counted on one hand
  6. counted on the fingers of one hand
  7. counted one's blessings
  8. counted one's chickens
  9. counted one's days
  10. counted one's lucky stars
  11. counted out

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