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counts one's days

counts one's days is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 counts one's days

What is counts one's days the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Counts one's days is the third-person singular simple present indicative of count one's days.

Words near counts one's days in the dictionary

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

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