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character Noun

— Someone's character is the combination of things that they do, feel, and believe that makes them a certain type of person. He's got a really funny character. He couldn't have done something so mean; it's completely out of character. — A character is a person in a story, movie, play, etc. The actor played three different characters in the movie. I really want to like the main character in the book, but I find I can't. — Character is the combination of facts and qualities that makes something different The new factory has certainly changed the character of the city. They believed the war would be local in character and brief in duration. It's a boring room, lacking in character. — A character is one individual mark in a writing system, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark. The text was written in a mixture of Chinese characters, Arabic numerals and Roman letters. — Character is the combination of personal qualities, such as being honest and hard-working, that make you a good person. It has long been claimed that sports build character. She was a good judge of character, which made her a good manager. He is a man, of great character and great faith.

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count Verb

— If you count something, you find how many there are, usually by looking at them one by one. OK kids, first everyone get on the bus, and then we'll count to see that everyone's here. I counted 43. How many did you get? I counted up the mistakes and divided by the total. My daughter can count to twenty by twos. — If something counts, it is accepted, allowed, or included. If you use your hands in soccer, the goal doesn't count. That's not the answer we were looking for, but it counts as correct. Do you count the pet as part of the family? Hey, count me in. I want to play too. — If something counts, it's important or useful. If you're trying to lose weight, the kind of food you eat really does count. The way you dress can count for a lot when you're looking for a job. — If you count on somebody or something, you depend on them. If you have any problems, you can count on me to help out.

count Noun

— A count is the number of something. Our new-student count is now up to 124, five more students than last time. — A count is an act of counting. The study will include a count of the number of birds on the island. We're going to jump on the count of three: one, two, three! — If you loose count of something, you can't count them all. I've lost count of the number of times she's said that. — In law a count is a crime that a court has charged you with. — A count is European title, similar to earl.

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table Noun

— A raised flat surface. He sat at the table to eat. — A list of information in rows and columns. He looked at the data table.

table Verb

— To propose in a meeting. We will table a new motion. — To end or postpone in a meeting. I vote to table discussion.

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