Meaning & use
count on
To rely on someone or something with confidence that they will help or behave as expected.
See it in a sentence
You can always count on your sister to tell you the truth.
We were counting on good weather for the outdoor wedding, but it rained anyway.
A note on using this word
Count on is typically followed by a noun, pronoun, or gerund, as in count on winning, and is common in everyday spoken English.
Words with a similar meaning
rely ondepend on
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