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counts sheep

counts sheep is the third-person singular simple present indicative of count sheep.

Meaning of count sheep

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To attempt to go to sleep by thinking of something boring, traditionally by counting imaginary sheep.

Questions about counts sheep

What is counts sheep the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Counts sheep is the third-person singular simple present indicative of count sheep.

Words near counts sheep in the dictionary

  1. counts one's days
  2. counts one's lucky stars
  3. counts out
  4. counts palatinate
  5. counts palatine
  6. counts sheep
  7. counts the hours
  8. counts to 10
  9. counts to five
  10. counts to ten
  11. counts to three

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