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counting off

counting off is the present participle and gerund of count off.

Meaning of count off

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To count (a number of things), typically aloud.
    • He counted off the children as they entered the coach.

Questions about counting off

What is counting off the present participle and gerund of?
Counting off is the present participle and gerund of count off.

Words near counting off in the dictionary

  1. counting measures
  2. counting noses
  3. counting number
  4. counting numbers
  5. counting of the Omer
  6. counting off
  7. counting on
  8. counting on one hand
  9. counting on the fingers of one hand
  10. counting one's blessings
  11. counting one's chickens

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