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keeping count

keeping count is the present participle and gerund of keep count.

Meaning of keep count

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

Questions about keeping count

What is keeping count the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping count is the present participle and gerund of keep count.

Words near keeping count in the dictionary

  1. keeping back
  2. keeping body and soul together
  3. keeping cave
  4. keeping company
  5. keeping counsel
  6. keeping count
  7. keeping down
  8. keeping faith
  9. keeping from
  10. keeping going
  11. keeping good time

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