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 The game in Elmont, N.Y., does not count in the regular-season standings, so Minnesota still has officially won six straight and nine of 10, with that lone setback coming on a last-second shot in Phoenix. —

Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 26 June 2024 The games count in the team’s overall regular-season record. —

Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024 Paducah, Kentucky, which was on the path of totality, more than doubled its visitor count in recent weeks. —

Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 That race ended with an ultra-thin vote margin hinging on a controversial vote count in Florida, a controversial Supreme Court decision and — 36 days later — a concession by the Gore-Lieberman ticket. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for count (someone) in

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