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counts the hours

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

Meaning of count the hours

Verb

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

  1. To await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
    • She pushed open the door. "Come in. Cooper's driving me crazy. He's been counting the hours."2011, Gail Gaymer Martin, A Dad of His Own, page 24

Questions about counts the hours

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

Words near counts the hours in the dictionary

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

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