compter

Meaning

1. to count
2. to reckon, allow
3. to include; to comprise, to consist of
4. to comprise, to consist of
5. to matter
6. to intend, plan
7. to count on

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔ̃.te/

Etymology

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).

Sentences

Après , on ne peut plus compter .

After that, we can no longer count.

On pouvait compter ces calamar par millions .

These squid could be counted in the millions.