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counting up

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

Meaning of count up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To count (things or people) so as to add up and get a sum total.
    • He counted up the glasses, and realized there were fifteen missing.

Questions about counting up

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

Words near counting up in the dictionary

  1. counting to 10
  2. counting to five
  3. counting to ten
  4. counting to three
  5. counting towards
  6. counting up
  7. counting upon
  8. counting-house
  9. counting-houses
  10. counting-out game
  11. counting-out games

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