verb
call in turn from right to left or from back to front numbers that determine some position or function
• Hypernyms: ↑call out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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intransitive verb : to call in turn from right to left or front to rear numbers determining individual positions in a military or similar formation usually at command by the persons in the formation
: to separate into parts or divisions by or as if by counting : select or designate as members of a group by or as if by counting
counted off three men to help with the job
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count off [phrasal verb]
1 : to count numbers that are spaced a certain number apart
The students counted off by twos. [=counted 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.]
She counted off all the things she wanted to do.
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Main Entry: ↑count
Useful english dictionary. 2012.