count in

verb

To include (someone) in an activity, etc.

“You're going to the beach? Count me in!”

Opposite
count out
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Meanings

verbcount in (third-person singular simple present counts in, present participle counting in, simple past and past participle counted in)

present singular third person counts in · participle present counting in · participle past counted in · past counted in

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo include (someone) in an activity, etc.

    You're going to the beach? Count me in!

    Antonyms: count out

  2. idiomatictransitiveTo do a countdown before the start of something, especially a musical performance, in which case the countdown is in time with the beats of the music.

    The drummer will count us in with a "three-two-one".

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo include (someone) in an activity, etc.

Opposite
count out
Also see
count on

Translations

Dutch meetellen
  • meetellento include
Polish wliczać, wliczyć
  • wliczaćto include
  • wliczyćto include
Russian включа́ть
  • включа́ть (vključátʹ)to include
Spanish cuenta con
  • cuenta conto include
Cite this entry
APA

count in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20in

MLA

“count in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “count in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20in.

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