countable
/ˈkaʊntəbəl/
adjective
- Able to be counted; having a number that can be determined.
- The donations were countable, and we reached our goal of five hundred dollars.
- The number of stars in the sky is not countable by the naked eye.
- Make sure your inventory list includes every countable item in the warehouse.
- (of a noun) referring to something that can be counted and has both singular and plural forms, like 'cat/cats' or 'apple/apples'.
- In English, 'book' is a countable noun, but 'furniture' is uncountable.
- Learning which nouns are countable helps you use 'a' and 'an' correctly.
- You can use 'many' with countable nouns, such as 'many chairs'.
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