Collocations for count - noun
1. act of counting
ADJECTIVE
quick
daily
Our daily count of Web traffic tells us many people are visiting our site.
daily
Our daily count of Web traffic tells us many people are visiting our site.
vote
The vote count should be repeated.
The vote count should be repeated.
VERB + count
do,
have
We did a quick count of the children and there were none missing.
We did a quick count of the children and there were none missing.
PHRASES
at the last count,
at the latest count
At the last count she had 43 cats!
At the last count she had 43 cats!
for a count of
Raise your leg and hold it there for a count of ten.
Raise your leg and hold it there for a count of ten.
2. measurement/total
ADJECTIVE
total
accurate
elevated (esp. AmE), high
an abnormally high white blood cell count
accurate
elevated (esp. AmE), high
an abnormally high white blood cell count
low
blood, calorie, cell, pollen, sperm
The pollen count is very high in the spring.
blood, calorie, cell, pollen, sperm
The pollen count is very high in the spring.
body,
head
The movie has a high body count (= many people are killed).
The company now has a head count of around 70 staff.
The movie has a high body count (= many people are killed).
The company now has a head count of around 70 staff.
VERB + count
reduce
increase
keep
Keep a count of your calorie intake for one week.
increase
keep
Keep a count of your calorie intake for one week.
lose
I've lost count of the times I've heard that joke.
I've lost count of the times I've heard that joke.
count + VERB
go up,
increase,
rise
drop, fall, go down
Her white cell count has gone down again.
drop, fall, go down
Her white cell count has gone down again.