"count the hours" meaning in All languages combined

See count the hours on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: counts the hours [present, singular, third-person], counting the hours [participle, present], counted the hours [participle, past], counted the hours [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} count the hours (third-person singular simple present counts the hours, present participle counting the hours, simple past and past participle counted the hours)
  1. To await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
    Sense id: en-count_the_hours-en-verb-OvdEEcDl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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    },
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      "form": "counted the hours",
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011, Gail Gaymer Martin, A Dad of His Own, page 24:",
          "text": "She pushed open the door. \"Come in. Cooper's driving me crazy. He's been counting the hours.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To await or look forward to something with great eagerness."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "await",
          "await"
        ],
        [
          "look forward to",
          "look forward to"
        ],
        [
          "eagerness",
          "eagerness"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "count the hours"
}

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counting the hours",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "counted the hours",
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      ],
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        "To await or look forward to something with great eagerness."
      ],
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          "await"
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          "look forward to"
        ],
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          "eagerness"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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