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# enumerate

verb (enumerate, enumerates, enumerated, enumerating); noun enumeration

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

## Everyday

1. (formal) To name things one by one, like making a list. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/#m1)
2. (formal, maths) To count things, or to find how many there are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/#m2)

### In the lessons

A formal exam word: «enumerate the reasons» means list them one by one. In maths, to enumerate possibilities means to list all of them, often to count them. In everyday talk people say «list» or «count». Phrases: «enumerate the steps», «enumerate all the possibilities».

### Examples

- Enumerate the planets in order from the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/#x1)
- She enumerated all the reasons she wanted a dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/#x2)
- Enumerate all the ways to make 10p with 1p and 5p coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/#x3)
- The report enumerates the safety rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/#x4)
- Can you enumerate the colours of the rainbow? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/#x5)
- The teacher enumerated the steps of the experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enumerate/#x6)

### Note

Formal; everyday: «list», «count». Pronounced «e-NEW-mer-ate». In maths: enumerating means writing out every case so none is missed or counted twice — the count of the list is the answer.

## On Mova

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