The teachers counted the students as they got on the bus.
Count your money carefully to make sure it's all there.
We're still waiting for the votes to be counted.
I counted them and there were 5 suitcases. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Tamil)
Can you count to ten in French?
What he told me is "If you have any wishes, count 1 to 100 every Sunday for one month". (Preliminary English Test; B1; Korean)
I've always believed that happiness counts more than money.
My opinion doesn't count for anything around here.
It wasn't romantic, there were no flowers but Carla knew [that] what counts is in the h[e]art. (First Certificate in English; B2; Hungarian)
She counted Tim as her closest friend.
You should count yourself lucky you weren't hurt.
In a way, I think I should count myself very lucky. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Chinese)
I've been to sixteen different countries, but I only spent half an hour in Luxembourg, so that doesn't really count.
There are 1500 people at my school, counting teachers.
It was not until I married Paul that I began to receive a bunch of telephone calls from my closest relatives, not counting my mother because she had [already] become a part of our house. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Portuguese)
I've lost count of how many of times she's been late.
I lost count [of] how often I heard this sentence when I used to work for a drug company. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Dutch)
At the last count there were 410 club members.
[At the] last count they still had 5 thousand dollars and one night to spend it. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Portuguese)
If you're going for a pizza, you can count me in.
I can always count her in. She is always there by my side. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Portuguese)
I can always count on my parents to help me.
So Jan, I'm sure I can count on you. (First Certificate in English; B2; Swiss German)
I didn't count on so many people coming to the party.
This town can always count on the same quality and variety of films as any other city in the world. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
This essay counts toward my final grade.
If you count up all the money in your various savings accounts, it is quite a large sum.
People might not consider food to be of great importance, but it surely is, especially counting up all the hours we spend in kitchens or in supermarkets (looking for food, thinking of what we might fancy having for dinner). (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Russian)