count up

verb

To count (things or people) so as to add up and get a sum total.

“He counted up the glasses, and realized there were fifteen missing.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo count (things or people) so as to add up and get a sum total.

    He counted up the glasses, and realized there were fifteen missing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
add upcastsum

Translations

Esperanto kalkuli
  • kalkuliget a sum
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APA

count up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20up

MLA

“count up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “count up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/count%20up.

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