count on
phrasal verbcount on somebody/something
- to trust somebody to do something or to be sure that something will happen synonym bank on
- ‘I'm sure he'll help.’ ‘Don't count on it.’
- count on somebody/something to do something I'm counting on you to help me.
- count on doing something Few people can count on having a job for life.
- count on somebody/something doing something We can't count on this warm weather lasting.
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