"countdown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-countdown.wav [Southern-England] Forms: countdowns [plural]
Etymology: From count + down. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|count|down}} count + down Head templates: {{en-noun}} countdown (plural countdowns)
  1. A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle. Categories (topical): Time Translations (a count backward to the time of some event): numërim mbrapsht (Albanian), عَدّ تَنَازُلِيّ (ʕadd tanāzuliyy) [masculine] (Arabic), зваро́тны адлі́к (zvarótny adlík) [masculine] (Belarusian), отброя́ване (otbrojávane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), compte enrere [masculine] (Catalan), 倒數 (Chinese Mandarin), 倒数 (dàoshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 倒計時 (Chinese Mandarin), 倒计时 (dàojìshí) (Chinese Mandarin), odpočítávání [neuter] (Czech), aftelling [feminine] (Dutch), aftellen [neuter] (Dutch), lähtölaskenta (Finnish), compte à rebours [masculine] (French), décompte [masculine] (French), უკუმიმართულებით ათვლა (uḳumimartulebit atvla) (Georgian), უკუათვლა (uḳuatvla) (Georgian), Countdown [masculine] (German), αντίστροφη μέτρηση (antístrofi métrisi) [feminine] (Greek), ספירה לאחור (sfira le'akhor) [feminine] (Hebrew), visszaszámolás (Hungarian), hitung mundur (Indonesian), conto alla rovescia [masculine] (Italian), カウントダウン (kauntodaun) (Japanese), 카운트다운 (kaunteudaun) (Korean), одбројување (odbrojuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), bilang menurun (Malay), nedtelling [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nedteljing [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), compte al revèrs [masculine] (Occitan), odliczanie [neuter] (Polish), contagem regressiva [feminine] (Portuguese), denumărare [feminine] (Romanian), numărare regresivă (Romanian), numărare inversă [feminine] (Romanian), numărătoare inversă [feminine] (Romanian), отсчёт (otsčót) [masculine] (Russian), обра́тный счёт (obrátnyj sčot) (Russian), обра́тный отсчёт (obrátnyj otsčót) [masculine] (Russian), счёт в обра́тном направле́нии (sčot v obrátnom napravlénii) [masculine] (Russian), odštevanje [neuter] (Slovene), cuenta atrás [Spain, feminine] (Spanish), cuenta regresiva [Latin-America, feminine] (Spanish), nedräkning [common-gender] (Swedish), geri sayım (Turkish), зворо́тний ві́длік (zvorótnyj vídlik) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-countdown-en-noun-QVCege8Y Disambiguation of Time: 70 12 18 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 29 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 22 31 20 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 26 23 26 26 Disambiguation of 'a count backward to the time of some event': 88 2 10
  2. The acts of preparation carried out during this period. Translations (the acts of preparation carried out during this period): aftelling [feminine] (Dutch), Zeitkontrolle [feminine] (German), αντίστροφη μέτρηση (antístrofi métrisi) [feminine] (Greek), contagem regressiva (Portuguese), retrocontagem [feminine] (Portuguese), обра́тный отсчёт (obrátnyj otsčót) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-countdown-en-noun-hnvJ6mh2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 29 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 22 31 20 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 26 23 26 26 Disambiguation of 'the acts of preparation carried out during this period': 5 88 7
  3. A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1. Translations (a radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week): lista (Finnish), hit-parade [masculine] (French), top 50 [masculine] (French), Countdown [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-countdown-en-noun-i9QXVIXS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 29 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 22 31 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 17 41 19 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 26 23 26 26 Disambiguation of 'a radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week': 5 6 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: count down, count-down Related terms: count-off [noun], countout [noun]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-countdown.wav [Southern-England] Forms: countdowns [present, singular, third-person], countdowning [participle, present], countdowned [participle, past], countdowned [past]
Etymology: From count + down. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|count|down}} count + down Head templates: {{en-verb}} countdown (third-person singular simple present countdowns, present participle countdowning, simple past and past participle countdowned)
  1. (nonstandard) To count down. Tags: nonstandard Related terms: countup, T-minus
    Sense id: en-countdown-en-verb-EI89oe18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 29 13 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 22 31 20 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 26 23 26 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: count down, count-down

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
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          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
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          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
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          "word": "compte à rebours"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "uḳumimartulebit atvla",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uḳuatvla",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
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          "roman": "antístrofi métrisi",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "sfira le'akhor",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ספירה לאחור"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "word": "hitung mundur"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kauntodaun",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "word": "カウントダウン"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "kaunteudaun",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "word": "카운트다운"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "odbrojuvanje",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "одбројување"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "word": "bilang menurun"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "nedtelling"
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          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "nedteljing"
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          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "compte al revèrs"
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          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "odliczanie"
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          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "contagem regressiva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "denumărare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "word": "numărare regresivă"
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        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "numărare inversă"
        },
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          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "numărătoare inversă"
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        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otsčót",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "отсчёт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obrátnyj sčot",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "word": "обра́тный счёт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obrátnyj otsčót",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "обра́тный отсчёт"
        },
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          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sčot v obrátnom napravlénii",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "счёт в обра́тном направле́нии"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "odštevanje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "Spain",
            "feminine"
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          "word": "cuenta atrás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cuenta regresiva"
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          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "nedräkning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "word": "geri sayım"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 2 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zvorótnyj vídlik",
          "sense": "a count backward to the time of some event",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "зворо́тний ві́длік"
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          "sense": "the acts of preparation carried out during this period",
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          "word": "aftelling"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the acts of preparation carried out during this period",
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          "word": "Zeitkontrolle"
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          "_dis1": "5 88 7",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "antístrofi métrisi",
          "sense": "the acts of preparation carried out during this period",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "αντίστροφη μέτρηση"
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          "sense": "the acts of preparation carried out during this period",
          "word": "contagem regressiva"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the acts of preparation carried out during this period",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "retrocontagem"
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          "roman": "obrátnyj otsčót",
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    "English links with manual fragments",
    "English nouns",
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "countdowned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "countdowned",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "countdown (third-person singular simple present countdowns, present participle countdowning, simple past and past participle countdowned)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "countup"
    },
    {
      "word": "T-minus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English nonstandard terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994, Yifeng Yuan, Polarized fluorescence photobleaching for measuring fast rotational motion of cell surface receptors",
          "text": "This was accomplished in the old system by polling a software variable representing the number of prebleach bin and issuing a software command to trigger the AOM once the variable has countdowned to zero.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Stephen Mark Cox, Cluck",
          "text": "Time measures itself out in a series of diminishing peristaltic ticks, countdowning slowly towards the miracle of Ignition.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Edward Stone Cohen, Firewater, page 129",
          "text": "Whole families stood gawking at the massive statue, countdowning the five remaining minutes to the big one.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To count down."
      ],
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        [
          "count down",
          "count down"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard) To count down."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "count down"
    },
    {
      "word": "count-down"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "countdown"
  ],
  "word": "countdown"
}

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