count on

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to rely or depend on

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count on Idioms  

1. Also, count upon. Rely on, depend on, as in You can always count on Kent to be punctual, or Carol was counting upon getting a raise in spring. [First half of 1600s]

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Example Sentences

Across the city, certain battleground precincts were so tight that no single candidate had a lead as of Wednesday’s count, on which The Times’ analysis was based.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

I, meanwhile, can’t count on my fingers and toes how many times I’ve been to “that place.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

“There’s never been a winter like this, where we had virtually no precipitation, very little snow, very little rain. We count on that snowpack from the mountains,” he said.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Blinkit now offers the option to order an ambulance in some locations—seeking to fill a vacuum in a country where people can’t count on public ambulances to arrive in time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

I knew better than to count on her for anything other than a disappointment.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Related Words

• bank on
• believe
• believe in
• bet on
• depend on
• lean on
• trust