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  1. v. idiomatic, transitive to rely upon, trust, or expect

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. judge to be probable

Examples

  • “At no time during the campaign, if Ashby chanced to be absent, was Jackson able to count on the cavalry as he could, for example, on Taylor's or Winder's infantry.”

    Simon & Schuster: LEE’S LIEUTENANTS

  • “Nor could he count on aid from Lawton at Warrenton Springs; Lawton reported that only his two batteries and the 13th Georgia had crossed.”

    Simon & Schuster: LEE’S LIEUTENANTS

  • “To progress, go to a three-count on the way up and a six-count on the way down, or a four-count on the way up and an eight-count on the way down, until you get to a five-count on the way up and a ten count on the way down.”

    Simon & Schuster: Lange 2010

  • “We cannot count on anything except the worst, Mr. King, so we will not entertain the hope of a storeship.”

    Simon & Schuster: Morgan’s Run

  • “If we can all count on your revelations, what do we need Kenton Barton for?”

    Simon & Schuster: Keep Sweet

  • “He had never heard of any quicksand in Blight County but if there was any, count on an FBI agent to find it.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Huckleberry Murders

  • “Although, I bet you can count on one hand how many escaped this rat-trap.”

    Simon & Schuster: Melody

  • “Something I learned from traveling with my dadyou can never count on a foreign water heater, she joked.”

    Simon & Schuster: Paradise Lost

  • “It was not Lee's nature to be hasty in his judgment of men, but after Second Manassas he reasonably could feel that in the dread test of unequal battle he could count on such men as Dick Anderson and John Hood and Jeb Stuart.”

    Simon & Schuster: LEE’S LIEUTENANTS

  • “With Victor Romano and Tony Spilotro dead, he could no longer count on them for backing.”

    Simon & Schuster: One of a Kind

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