count (someone) in

idiom

: to plan to include (someone) in an activity : to consider (someone) as one of the people who will be doing something
"Do you want to go to the beach with us?" "Yes! Count me in!"

Examples of count (someone) in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each felony count in Virginia carries a sentence of up to five years in prison. Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024 For instance, a small 2013 study done on sperm counts of pre-cum in 27 males found that 41% of the participants had sperm in their pre-cum, with 37% of that being motile (healthy) sperm, while a similar 2016 study on sperm count in pre-cum found healthy sperm in about 17% of participants. Emily Shiffer, Parents, 8 Apr. 2024 More than half of the details of the first nationwide census of Ireland, a religious head count in 1766, have been retrieved and published. Ed O’Loughlin, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024 The annual count in January found that 2,390 people were experiencing homelessness. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024 Ahmad Yar was one of 10 people fatally shot in D.C. in the first five days of July, at the start of a particularly violent two months that would contribute to the District’s highest annual homicide count in a quarter century. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 The pollen count in the Cincinnati area is in the medium-high range. The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024 The germ count in an average carpet was measured at 91,000 CFUs (colony-forming units). USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024 Benjamin Nathan Williams, 34, of San Jose, was charged Friday with one count of murder and a felony drug sales count in connection with the Feb. 13, 2023, death of 26-year-old Hope Noel Warrick at her home in unincorporated Morgan Hill. Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024

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“Count (someone) in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20%28someone%29%20in. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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