count (someone or something) as (something)
count (someone or something) as (something)
To see or interpret someone or something in a particular way. I count my daughter as my greatest blessing in life. You should count this as a major accomplishment—freshmen hardly ever get published in the literary magazine.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
count someone or something as something
to consider someone to be a particular type of person. I count Todd as one of the possible candidates. I count this entry as a definite prizewinner.
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count something as something
to treat or think of something as being a certain thing. I count this as a win. Did you count that one as a fair ball?
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- count as
- count up to
- count up to (some number)
- count with
- count with (one)
- count up
- count (someone or something) among (something)
- count among
- count heads
- count