count on
count upon
[verb]
Synonyms: depend on, bank on, believe (in), lean on, pin one's faith on, reckon on, rely on, take for granted, take on trust, trust

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English Thesaurus: depend on something/somebody, rely on something/somebody, count on something, lean on somebod

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count on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb (see also count)

1. to depend on someone or something, especially in a difficult situation:
You can count on me.
With luck, you might cover your costs, but don’t count on it.
count on (somebody/something) doing something
We’re all counting on winning this contract.
They were counting on him not coming out of hospital.
count on somebody/something to do something
You can count on Dean to ruin any party.

2. to expect something:
The presence of Paula was one thing he hadn’t counted on.
count on (somebody/something) doing something
We didn’t count on so many people being on vacation.

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depend on something/somebody to need something or someone in order to exist, or be healthy, successful etc:
The island’s economy depends on tourism.
The two industries depend on each other.
Many people depend on the sport for their livelihood (=they need it in order to make money to live).
rely on something/somebody to depend on something or someone to do or provide what you need, especially because you have no choice:
In rural areas, many people rely on public transport.
She’d never wanted to rely on a man for money.
count on something to depend on something that you expect to happen:
Their government was counting on American support.
I’m counting on getting a pay rise next year.
lean on somebody to depend on someone for support and encouragement, especially at a difficult time:
We all need a good friend that we can lean on.
When her husband died, she leant on Mike for support.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

count on
count on (someone)
to expect someone to help you when you need them.
I'm counting on you to tell me everything they say.

Usage notes: sometimes used to show that you expect a problem:
You can always count on Michael to screw things up.

count on (something)
to expect something to happen.
You may be disappointed if you count on getting that loan.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

count on something
count on (something)
to expect something to happen.
You may be disappointed if you count on getting that loan.

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count on
• count on (someone or something)
to depend on someone or something
You can count on our boss to do everything right.

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count on something
• count on (someone or something)
to depend on someone or something
You can count on our boss to do everything right.

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count on
v.
1. To depend on; rely on; trust.
The team was counting on Joe to win the race.
I'll do it; you know you can count on me.
The company was counting on Brown's making the right decision.
Synonym: BANK ON.
2. See: FIGURE ON².

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

count on someone
count on (someone)
to expect someone to help you when you need them.
I'm counting on you to tell me everything they say.

Usage notes: sometimes used to show that you expect a problem:
You can always count on Michael to screw things up.

count on (something)
to expect something to happen.
You may be disappointed if you count on getting that loan.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

count on someone
• count on (someone or something)
to depend on someone or something
You can count on our boss to do everything right.

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