Count'
-verb
1. to list numbers sequentially
2. to add up; enumerate
3. to include in a reckoning
4. to deserve consideration, to have merit
-noun
5. the act of counting, a calculation
6. the total number resulting from a count
7. Baseball, the number of balls and strikes
8. Law, a distinct charge in an indictment
9. Boxing the call from 1 to 10 by the referee while a boxer is off his face
The lawyer counted (1) 31 separate counters (6) of fraud listed against her client. "This may not count (4) for much." she said, "but I want you to known that I won't give up even if we’re down for the count (8)."
Which of the following instances of the word "count" is matched correctly with the number of its definition?
A. 1
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Is it B?
2 answers