count on

count ¹  (kount)

v. count·ed, count·ing, counts

v.tr.

1.

a. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.

b. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: count three before firing.

c. To include in a reckoning; take account of: ten dogs, counting the puppies.

2. Informal

a. To include by or as if by counting: Count me in.

b. To exclude by or as if by counting: Count me out.

3. To believe or consider to be; deem: Count yourself lucky.

v.intr.

1. To recite or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: counted by tens.

2.

a. To have importance: You really count with me.

b. To have a specified importance or value: Their opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.

3. Music To keep time by counting beats.

n.

1. The act of counting or calculating.

2.

a. A number reached by counting.

b. The totality of specific items in a particular sample: a white blood cell count.

3. Law Any of the separate and distinct charges in an indictment.

4. Sports The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.

5. Baseball The number of balls and strikes that an umpire has called against a batter.

Phrasal Verbs:

count down

To recite numerals in descending order, as during a countdown.

count off

To recite numbers in turn, as when dividing people or things into groups : The 24 children counted off by twos, forming a dozen pairs.

count on

1. To rely on; depend on: You can count on my help.

2. To be confident of; anticipate: counted on getting a raise.

count out

To declare (a boxer) out to have been knocked out by calling out the count.

Idiom:

count heads/noses

To make a count of members, attendees, or participants by or as if by noting bodily presence.

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[Middle English counten, from Old French conter, from Latin computre, to calculate : com-, com- + putre, to think; see pau-² in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: count¹, import, matter, signify, weigh¹
These verbs mean to be of significance or importance: an opinion that counts; actions that import little; decisions that really matter; thoughts that signify much; considerations that weigh with her.

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count on

Verb

to rely or depend on

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

count on - judge to be probable figure, forecast, reckon, calculate, estimate pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" take into account, allow - allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"