let me count the ways

phrase

Used to list numerous items.

Meanings

phrase

alternative let us count the ways

  1. Used to list numerous items.

Origin

From a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

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APA

let me count the ways. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20me%20count%20the%20ways

MLA

“let me count the ways.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20me%20count%20the%20ways. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “let me count the ways,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20me%20count%20the%20ways.

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