count off

• Partikelverb, das das laute Abzählen in einer Reihenfolge bezeichnet, oft um eine Gruppe aufzuteilen oder einzelnen Personen Nummern zuzuweisen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of counting aloud in sequence, often to divide a group or assign numbers to individuals.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Count aloud in sequenceinformal

   To count numbers in order, often to divide a group or assign positions.

   Der Reihe nach abzählen

   • The teacher asked the students to count off from one to ten.
   • They counted off to form teams for the game.
   • Count off by threes to create smaller groups.

   Synonymecall outcount outenumeraterecite

2. List or enumerateinformal

   To list items or people one by one, often to check or identify them.

   Abzählen

   • He counted off the reasons why the plan would fail.
   • She counted off the names of everyone present.
   • The manager counted off the tasks that needed to be done.

   Synonymeenumeratelistnumberrecitetally

Grundverbcount