count back

BrE: /kaʊnt ˈbæk/

Definition

Definition of count back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

mathematicssay or think numbers in reverse order from a starting number

The teacher asked the class to count back from twenty to zero.

financecheck money by reading amounts backward from cost to payment

The cashier will count back the bills to show correct change.

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Expressions with count

count chickens

determine the number of chickens

We need to count chickens in the coop.

count down

reduce numbers sequentially towards zero

The crowd began to count down from ten to one..

count heads

count the number of people present

The teacher asked the students to count heads before leaving the museum.

count in

include someone in an activity or plan

If you're going to the movies, count me in.

count to 10

count numbers from one to ten

When stressed, she counts to 10 slowly.

count him out

exclude him from an activity or plan

They decided to count him out of the meeting.

Examples of count back in a sentence

He told the anxious child to count back from ten to calm down.
Please count back the change so the customer can verify the amount.
Trainees practiced counting back cash to avoid register mistakes.

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French:compter à rebours, rendre la monnaie en comptant à rebours, ...
German:rückwärts zählen, das Rückgeld zurückzählen, ...
Italian:contare all'indietro, contare il resto al contrario, ...
Spanish:contar hacia atrás, contar el dinero hacia atrás, ...
Portuguese:contar de trás para a frente, contar o dinheiro de trás para a frente, desde o preço até ao valor pago para confirmar o troco, ...
Chinese:倒数, 倒数清点, ...
Japanese:逆に数える, 数え返す, ...
Arabic:عَدَّ, عَدَّ الْمَالَ بِالْعَكْس, ...
Hebrew:לִסְפֹּר לְאָחוֹר, לִסְפּוֹר עוֹדֶף לְלָקוֹחַ, ...
Russian:считать в обратном порядке, отсчитывать сдачу, ...
Ukrainian:рахувати назад, відлічувати, ...
Hindi:उल्टा गिनना, उलटकर गिनना, ...
Bengali:উল্টো করে গোনা, উল্টো দিক থেকে টাকা গুনে দেখা, ...
Catalan:comptar enrere, comptar el canvi enrere, ...
Czech:odpočítávat, přepočítat, ...
Danish:tælle baglæns, tælle tilbage, ...
Dutch:achteruit tellen, terugtellen, ...
Greek:μετράω ανάποδα, μετρώ αντίστροφα, ...
Hungarian:visszaszámolni, visszafelé számolva ellenőrizni a visszajárót, ...
Khmer:រាប់ថយក្រោយ, រាប់លុយថយក្រោយ, ...
Korean:거꾸로 세다, 거스름돈을 거슬러 주며 세다, ...
Persian:برعکس شمرد, دوباره شمرد, ...
Polish:odliczać, przeliczyć resztę, ...
Portuguese (BR):contar de trás para frente, conferir o troco contando de trás para frente, ...
Romanian:a număra înapoi, a număra restul înapoi, ...
Swedish:räkna baklänges, räkna upp, ...
Thai:นับถอยหลัง, ทอนเงินโดยนับถอยจากราคาสินค้าไปถึงจำนวนเงินที่ลูกค้าจ่ายให้ดู, ...
Turkish:geriye saymak, geri saymak, ...
Vietnamese:đếm lùi, đếm lại tiền, ...

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