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keep count

keep count verb: to track or record a changing total or number over time.

Verb

keep count (third-person singular simple present keeps count, present participle keeping count, simple past and past participle kept count)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To track or record a changing total or number over time.
    Antonyms:
    lose count

Antonyms of keep count

Forms of keep count

third-person singular presentkeeps count
present participlekeeping count
past participlekept count
pastkept count

Questions about keep count

What does keep count mean?
Keep count means to track or record a changing total or number over time.
What part of speech is keep count?
Keep count is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep count?
The past tense of keep count is kept count.

Words near keep count in the dictionary

  1. keep back
  2. keep body and soul together
  3. keep cave
  4. keep company
  5. keep counsel
  6. keep count
  7. keep cup
  8. keep cups
  9. keep down
  10. keep faith
  11. keep fit

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