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

One of those assumptions counted on about $31 million a year from a state grant, which the district received this school year. — Chaewon Chung updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The technology that investors and governments are counting on to lift the global economy is also adding pressure that threatens growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, urging policymakers to stop delaying painful choices on debt. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

That’s what Del Webb is counting on at a Parrish, Florida, project, where buyers are given a free pool. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Nick Pivetta yielded two runs and five hits while pitching into the fifth for the Padres, and Dustin May got pulled abruptly with a 1-0 count on Bogaerts and a runner aboard in the fourth. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 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