was planning to, intended to, mattered, counted
Je ne savais pas avec qui Tom comptait aller nager.
I didn't know who Tom was planning to go swimming with.
Il comptait parmi mes meilleurs amis.
He was one of my best friends.
That was all that mattered.
— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)
À propos, elle m'a demandé si on comptait avoir des enfants.
By the way, she asked me if we were planning to have children.
— Head-On (2004)
Ce livre comptait de nombreuses pages.
This book had many pages.
C'est tout ce qui comptait pour moi.
That was all that mattered to me.