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I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend.
Alexis Arguello

Meaning of "counter" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUNTER

From Old French comptouer, ultimately from Latin computāre to compute.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTER

counter  [ˈkaʊntə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

counter

Counter

In digital logic and computing, a counter is a device which stores the number of times a particular event or process has occurred, often in relationship to a clock signal.

Definition of counter in the English dictionary

The first definition of counter in the dictionary is a horizontal surface, as in a shop or bank, over which business is transacted. Other definition of counter is a long table on which food is served to customers. Counter is also a small flat disc of wood, metal, or plastic, used in various board games.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTER


compter
ˈkaʊntə
discounter
ˈdɪskaʊntə
encounter
ɪnˈkaʊntə
Gunther
ˈɡʊntə
junta
ˈdʒʊntə
mounter
ˈmaʊntə
recounter
rɪˈkaʊntə
reencounter
ˌriːɪnˈkaʊntə
rencounter
rɛnˈkaʊntə
surmounter
sɜːˈmaʊntə
under-the-counter
ˈʌndəðəˈkaʊntə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTER

countenance
counter hand
counter jumper
counter staff
counter-argument
counter-gambit
counter-inflationary
counter-order
Counter-Reformation
counter-revolution
counter-revolutionaries
counter-revolutionary
counter-revolutionist
counter-shot
counter-stroke
counter-terrorist
counter-turn
counteract
counteraction
counteractive

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTER

bean-counter
bounty hunter
bunter
center
checkout counter
cool hunter
food counter
foxhunter
Geiger counter
grunter
Gunter
headhunter
hunter
munter
over the counter
over-the-counter
punter
scintillation counter
shunter
ticket counter
witch-hunter

Synonyms and antonyms of counter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COUNTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «counter» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of counter

Translation of «counter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTER

Find out the translation of counter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of counter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

柜台
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mostrador
570 millions of speakers

English

counter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

काउंटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طَاوِلَة بَيْع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прилавок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balcão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপরীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comptoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaunter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tresen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カウンター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카운터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

nglawan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quầy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काउंटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sayaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bancone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітрина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ghișeu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάγκος πωλήσεων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

counter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telleverk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTER»

The term «counter» is very widely used and occupies the 1.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «counter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «counter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counter

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10 QUOTES WITH «COUNTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word counter.
1
Alexis Arguello
I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend.
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Katharine Lee Bates
A typical Seville shop reaches far along the street front, with many open doors, and a counter running the full length. Here ladies sit in pairs and groups, never singly, to cheapen fans and mantillas, while the smiling salesmen, cigarette in hand, shrug and gesticulate and give back banter for banter as gayly as if it were all a holiday frolic.
3
Corbin Bernsen
It's a great counter to doing the soap because it's a comedy. It's real physical comedy.
4
Charlie Bewley
I don't really read too much. It really is counter to my energy. I can't sit down and concentrate on words.
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Patricia Briggs
When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
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Katherine Center
We are big composters. We compost everything - bread, tea bags, coffee grounds. I even dump out my old coffee in the garden. We keep a mixing bowl on the counter and just fill it up as the day goes along, then dump it in the mulch pile before dinner and wash it with the dinner dishes.
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Jonathan Coleman
Blacks essentially play the race card, when necessary as a counter to white privilege.
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Caroline Dhavernas
Sometimes, when you have someone behind the counter who's supposed to assist you and help you out, just being completely bored and uninterested - sometimes it's a little bit frustrating, you know?
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Kim Dickens
I started out in New York, and New York has a way of countering a Southern accent, naturally; when I moved to Los Angeles for a job, and I just stayed, the dialect out here doesn't really counter, and my Southern started coming back.
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Joan Didion
My only advantage as a reporter is that I am so physically small, so temperamentally unobtrusive, and so neurotically inarticulate that people tend to forget that my presence runs counter to their best interests.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTER»

Discover the use of counter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Considering Counter Narratives: Narrating, Resisting, Making ...
The fluidity of these relational categories is what lies at the center of the chapters and commentaries collected in this book. The book comprises six target chapters by leading scholars in the field.
Michael G. W. Bamberg, Molly Andrews, 2004
2
Point Counter Point
A major work of the 20th century and a monument of literary modernism, this edition includes an introduction by acclaimed novelist Nicholas Mosley (author of Hopeful Monsters and the son of Sir Oswald Mosley).
Aldous Huxley, 1928
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Language, Counter-memory, Practice: Selected Essays and ...
This book offers a selection of seven of Foucault's most important published essays, translated from the French, with an introductory essay and notes by Donald F. Bouchard.
Michel Foucault, Donald F. Bouchard, 1980
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The Counter-Terrorism Puzzle: A Guide for Decision Makers
This book is the first attempt of its kind to create a manual of counter-terrorism measures on all the relevant operational levels.
Boaz Ganor, 2011
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Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen
Discusses the history of the kitchen during the twentieth century, and describes how changes in technology, design, domestic life, space, organization, food, consumerism, politics, and gender role has affected its value in a home.
Juliet Kinchin, Aidan O'Connor, 2011
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The Belly Fat Cure Sugar & Carb Counter
Complete with Cruise's secret to guaranteed weight loss, this guide makes eating smart effortless and the hunt for fat-melting foods as easy as turning a page.
Jorge Cruise, 2010
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Over the Counter Natural Cures: Take Charge of Your Health ...
Over-the-Counter Natural Cures is your insider guide to the inexpensive, easy ways to dramatically boost your health in less than 30 days…and stay fit and lean forever!
Shane Ellison, 2009
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The Biggest Loser Complete Calorie Counter: The Quick and ...
Provides a basic guide to the number of calories and fat, carbohydrate, protein, fiber, sugar, and sodium content in basic, brand-name, and fast foods.
Cheryl Forberg, The Biggest Loser Experts and Cast, 2006
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A Counter-history of Composition: Toward Methodologies of ...
Hawk calls for the reexamination of current pedagogies to incorporate vitalism and complexity theory and argues for their application in the environments where students write and think today.
Byron Hawk, 2007
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The Ultimate Calorie Counter
A handy nutritional handbook provides detailed listings of calories, fats, protein, carbohydrates, cholesterol, and sugar grams for more than 2,500 common foods, along with useful tips on a variety of popular diet plans. Original.
Sheila Buff, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping Warmth Fails to Counter Bitter Economic …
File Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2015. (AFP) ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
2
ISIL counter-terrorism intelligence centre launched in Abu Dhabi
Sawab Centre, the first international, online engagement and messaging operation in support of the Global Coalition to counter ISIL will be ... «ArabianBusiness.com, Jul 15»
3
Government looking to counter-attack in stormy monsoon session of …
Senior BJP leaders, who will be fielded from the government side to counter the Opposition attack could argue that appointments were made by ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
4
Senators: Obama Counter-IS Strategy Failing
Additionally, Republican senators criticized the Pentagon leaders for adopting a counter-IS strategy that excludes a concerted military effort to ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
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Scotland Yard could double number of counter-terror police abroad …
The number of overseas counter-terrorism police officers could be doubled, as part of Scotland Yard's plans to protect British tourists from ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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A Springer-ProSieben Merger Would Run Counter to Media Trends
1 AG and publisher Axel Springer SE SPR 2.18 % runs counter to media trends in Europe and the U.S. but could still help the two established ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Hillary Clinton condemns anti-Israel boycotts as 'counter-productive'
The US state department is sorting through Hillary Clinton's emails before their release. Hillary Clinton: 'The BDS campaign is ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Over the counter may not be best choice for 'The Pill'
If birth control pills become available over the counter, what's the best one to choose? Answer: More than 50 years ago, the FDA approved the ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
9
Kim Hyun Joong Court Case: K-Drama Star Will Officially Counter
The decision to counter-sue is a result of Choi and her legal representatives' failure to produce foolproof evidence of Choi's miscarriage as a ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
10
Tunisia to build Libya wall to counter terror threat
Tunisia has announced plans to build a wall along its border with Libya to counter the threat from jihadist militants. It would stretch 160km (100 ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

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