count on

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Verb

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count on (third-person singular simple present counts on, present participle counting on, simple past and past participle counted on)

  1. (transitive) To rely on, trust, or expect.
    Don't count on being able to get back into the building after 5pm.
    Can we count on you to help out?

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  • This is an inseparable phrasal verb, i.e. on functions as a preposition, not as an adverb.

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