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Collocations for count - noun

1. act of counting

VERB + COUNT

do, have
We did a quick count of the children and there were none missing.

PREP.

for a ~
Raise your leg and hold it there for a count of ten.

PHRASES

at the last/latest count
At the last count she had 43 cats!

2. measurement/total

ADJ.

high | low | blood, calorie, cell, pollen, sperm
The pollen count is very high in the spring.
body, head
The movie depends on good dialogue rather than violence and a high body count. | The firm now has a head count of around 70 staff.

VERB + COUNT

keep
Keep a count of your calorie intake for one week.
lose
I''ve lost count of the times I''ve heard that joke.

COUNT + VERB

go up, increase, rise | drop, go down
Her white cell count has gone down again.

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