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counted one's days

counted one's days is the simple past and past participle of count one's days.

Meaning of count one's days

Verb

count one's days (third-person singular simple present counts one's days, present participle counting one's days, simple past and past participle counted one's days)

  1. (idiomatic) To prepare for imminent retribution or termination.
    • That damn slob Bledstone had better count his days.2008, Jake Logan, Slocum and Pearl of the Rio Grande, →ISBN, page 179
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see count, days.

Questions about counted one's days

What is counted one's days the simple past and past participle of?
Counted one's days is the simple past and past participle of count one's days.

Words near counted one's days in the dictionary

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

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