count up
A2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To count everything together to find out how many there are.
Literal meaning: To count in an upward direction — fully transparent.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To count a group of items to reach a total.
"At the end of the game, count up your points to see who won."
Grammar: separable
2 A2 neutral
To count sequentially from a lower number to a higher one.
"The toddler proudly counted up from one to twenty without any help."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Simple and very common. Used both for counting numbers upward and for totalling a collection of items. Often interchangeable with 'add up' in informal contexts.
Commonly used with
votes points coins score items results
Forms
Base
count up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
counts up
he/she/it
Past simple
counted up
yesterday
Past participle
counted up
have + pp
-ing form
counting up
continuous
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