Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

count one's blessings

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: coun-t one's b-less-ings
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.

Example Sentences

"Of course if she begins to preach, and to tell me to count my blessings, I shall send her away."
"Rupert Murdoch isn't somebody to sit back and count his blessings."
"The other out-of-town Dons patiently listened, perhaps counting their blessings that each had a city all to himself."

Inflected Forms

counts one's blessings (present, singular) counting one's blessings (participle, present) counted one's blessings (participle, past) counted one's blessings (past)

Phrases

look on the bright side the glass half-full

Frequently Paired Words

look on the bright side the glass half-full

Questions

What does count one's blessings mean?: To focus one's attention on the circumstances of one's life which are pleasant or fortunate, especially with the intention of diverting one's thoughts from serious or disagreeable matters.

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