Meaning
- (ambitransitive) to count
- (transitive) to reckon, allow
- (transitive) to include; to comprise, to consist of
- (transitive) to comprise, to consist of
- (intransitive) to matter
- (catenative) to intend, plan
- to count on
Concepts
hold open
reach into
Synonyms
prendre (pour)
faire confiance à
être grave
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ̃.te/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French compter, conter, from Old French compter, conter, cunter, from Latin computāre. Doublet of conter and computer. The learned spelling -mpt- was originally used interchangeably with the phonetic spelling -nt-. In modern French they have been split in such a way that the Latinizing form represents the sense “to count”, which was already present in Latin, while the native form represents the derived sense “to tell” (see conter).
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