counter
🇺🇸
/ˈkaʊntər/
🇬🇧
/ˈkaʊntə(r)/
noun
B2
A long flat surface in a shop or bank where business is done.
I asked the woman behind the counter if they had any postcards.
B2
A flat surface in a kitchen for preparing food.
He put his bags down on the kitchen counter.
R
A small disc used for playing or scoring in board games.
In board games, players move their counter around the board.
R
An electronic device that counts things.
The needle on the rev counter showed the engine speed.
R
A person who counts something, like votes.
The vote counter worked all night to count the ballots.
R
A response that opposes someone's ideas.
The new policy was a counter to the previous rules.
verb
C1
To reply by saying the opposite is true.
He countered the accusation with strong evidence.
C1
To do something to reduce bad effects.
The new law will counter illegal activities.
adverb
R
In the opposite direction or against something.
His actions went counter to the company's rules.
translation
A long flat surface in a shop or bank where business is done.; A flat surface in a kitchen for preparing food.; A small disc used for playing or scoring in board games.; An electronic device that counts things.; A person who counts something, like votes.; A response that opposes someone's ideas.
To reply by saying the opposite is true.; To do something to reduce bad effects.
In the opposite direction or against something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
counters
Progressive
countering
Past
countered
Plural
counters
Perfect
countered