count out

verb

counted out; counting out; counts out

transitive verb

: to not include (someone) in an activity

If you are looking for people to help you clean the house today, count me out.

: to decide that (someone or something) cannot win or succeed

Don't count out our team just yet. They could still win.

: to count (a certain number of items to be separated from a quantity one is holding)

He counted out ten tickets and handed them to her.

: to signal the knockout of (a boxer who is down) by completing an audible count of 10 seconds before the boxer rises

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Don't count out the Giants in the Soto sweepstakes. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024 Joan Vassos says Martha Stewart shouldn't count out the men of The Golden Bachelorette. —

Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024 Pederson’s teams have played their best when they were counted out. —

Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024 The women responsible for the literal survival of the human race are often condescended to, overlooked, counted out, or dismissed. —

Samantha Barry, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for count out