English in a Minute: 3 ways to use 'count'

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  BBC learning English let's learn count.

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  It can be a noun, but in this program we're going to look at it as a verb.

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  The first meaning is all about numbers.

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  If you count, you say numbers.

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  Counting can mean seeing how much of something there is.

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  I'm going to count to ten and then you need to be sitting down.

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  How many sheep are in the field?

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  Can you count them?

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  Counting something can also mean to include it in a number.

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  I dont count my bonus as part of my salary, its just a nice extra.

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  The records only count goals from official games.

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  The verbcount could also mean be important or of value.

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  Did you ask her?

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  Hers is the only opinion that counts.

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  A present for me that counts a lot coming from you.

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  So count can be about numbers or importance.

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  Our videos can help make the time you spend studying English really count.

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