contar

Definitions of contar
  1. verb
    include as if by counting
  2. verb
    look forward to the probable occurrence of
    synonyms: esperar, figurarse
    anticipar, prever
    regard something as probable or likely
  3. verb
    recite or repeat a fixed text
    synonyms: decir
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    type of:
    narrar, recitar
    repeat aloud from memory
  4. verb
    name or recite the numbers in ascending order
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    types:
    hacer la cuenta atrás
    count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example
    type of:
    narrar, recitar
    repeat aloud from memory
  5. verb
    keep an account of
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    types:
    cargar, cobrar, facturar
    demand payment
    recaudar
    impose and collect
  6. verb
    have weight; have import, carry weight
    synonyms: importar
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    type of:
    ser
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  7. verb
    put into a group
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    type of:
    clasificar, separar
    arrange or order by classes or categories
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