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Definition of count on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

count on

phrasal verb
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count on somebody/something
  1. 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.
    synonyms at trustTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
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