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# counter

«counter» in Mova's school dictionary: **a long flat top in a kitchen, or the long table in a shop…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) A counter is a long flat top in a kitchen, or the long table in a shop where you pay. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#m2)

3) A counter is a machine that counts things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#m3)

4) To counter is to answer or act against something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/#m4)

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

### In the corpora

- [Turned inward, over the counter, it is out of the way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/31-kitchen-safety/5/)
- [If you are lost in a shop, a worker at the counter or wearing a name badge can help you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/56-trusted-adults-and-asking-for-help/17/)
- [Climb only on a steady step stool, never on a chair with wheels or the counter edge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/105-knives-kitchen-tools-and-cooking/10/)
- [To reach a high cupboard, use a steady step stool or ask someone tall, never a wheeled chair or the counter edge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/217-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-doors/8/)
- [Money boxes with counters can be wrong, so count yourself now and then.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «counter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.