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View synonyms for count on

count on

verb

  1. intr, preposition to rely or depend on
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Also, count upon . Rely on, depend on, as in You can always count on Kent to be punctual , or Carol was counting upon getting a raise in spring . [First half of 1600s]
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Example Sentences

My job, then, becomes one of rock solid, you-can-count-on-me reassurance.

I can never think of him but as my dear, old, solid, yours-to-count-on Dave Gemmell.

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