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# counter

noun (counter, counters); verb (counter — to answer back or act against)

«counter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A counter is a long flat top in a kitchen, or the long table in a shop where you pay. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#m1)
2. A counter is a small round piece used to count or to play board games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#m2)
3. A counter is a machine that counts things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#m3)
4. To counter is to answer or act against something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#m4)

### In the lessons

maths: small pieces counted in lessons (red and blue counters, grouping and sharing), or the top where things are placed in a story; everyday life: kitchen counter, the shop counter, medicine «over the counter»; games: move your counter 3 spaces; safety: keep hot pans away from the edge of the counter

### Examples

- Put 10 counters in a row. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x1)
- There are 6 cups on the counter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x2)
- Tim has 15 red counters and 9 blue counters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x3)
- The baker put 24 muffins on the counter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x4)
- Pay at the counter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x5)
- Move your counter 4 spaces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x6)
- The step counter showed 8000 steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x7)
- Wipe the kitchen counter after cooking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x8)
- Rufus!" and hearing his voice, I jumped on to the counter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#x9)

### Note

As game pieces it is the thing counted; as a kitchen counter it is just a place. Trap: none special; it carries no operation. British kitchens say «worktop» too.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «counter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«counter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/counter.html) on Mova free.