count on

verb

counted on; counting on; counts on

transitive verb

: to look forward to as certain : anticipate

counted on winning

Examples of count on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And these are the people Brown is counting on to send him back to Washington after suffering defeat at the polls two years ago. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

Already counting on King’s approval of the adaptation, Flanagan has a specific vision for Carrie that could potentially go beyond the original story. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Knueppel will be counted on to play a larger role this season since the Hornets traded away two of their top four scorers last season in LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

The company is counting on the giant rocket to scale its Starlink, or Connectivity, business, which was its largest and only profitable segment as of the second quarter. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for count on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon