They had a clock that counted down the days, hours, and minutes to the new year.
If you're counting down, spring is just ten days away.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
count down (to something) — ˌcount ˈdown (to sth) derived to think about a future event with pleasure or excitement and count the minutes, days, etc. until it happens • She s already counting down to the big day. related noun ↑countdown Main entry: ↑countderived … Useful english dictionary
count down to — count down (to (something)) to count backwards to the time when something is expected to happen. They had a clock that counted down the days, hours, and minutes to the new year. If you re counting down, spring is just ten days away … New idioms dictionary
count down — (to (something)) to count backwards to the time when something is expected to happen. They had a clock that counted down the days, hours, and minutes to the new year. If you re counting down, spring is just ten days away … New idioms dictionary
count down — verb count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example • Derivationally related forms: ↑countdown • Hypernyms: ↑count • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * count down To count in descending order to zero (see also ↑ … Useful english dictionary
count down — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms count down : present tense I/you/we/they count down he/she/it counts down present participle counting down past tense counted down past participle counted down to wait for something to happen,… … English dictionary
count·down — /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs [count] 1 : the act of counting down the number of seconds that remain before something (such as the launch of a rocket) happens usually singular Begin the countdown. The engineers stopped the countdown because… … Useful english dictionary
count — count1 W3S1 [kaunt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(find the total)¦ 2¦(say numbers)¦ 3¦(be allowed)¦ 4¦(include)¦ 5¦(consider something)¦ 6¦(important)¦ 7 I/you can count somebody/something on (the fingers of) one hand 8 don t count your chickens (before they re… … Dictionary of contemporary English
count — count1 [ kaunt ] verb *** ▸ 1 say how many there are ▸ 2 say numbers in order ▸ 3 include in calculation ▸ 4 be important ▸ 5 treat/consider as something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to calculate how many people or things there are … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
count — 1 /kaUnt/ verb 1 SAY NUMBERS also count up (I) to say numbers in their correct order (+ to): Sarah can count up to five now. | Try to count to ten before you lose your temper. 2 FIND THE TOTAL also count up (T) to count the people, objects,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
count — count1 /kownt/, v.t. 1. to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten. 2. to reckon up; calculate; compute. 3. to list or name … Universalium
