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count on

/kaʊnʌn/ verb
  1. To rely on, trust, or expect. (transitive) · Don't count on being able to get back into the building after 5pm.· Can we count on you to help out?
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“Well, then, after this first visit has been made we shall count on you.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 8 · C1
The first words that Albert uttered to his friend, on the following morning, contained a request that Franz would accompany him on a visit to the count; true, the young man had warmly and energetically thanked the count on the previous evening; but services such as he had rendered could never be too often acknowledged.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 411 · C1
Julie, suitably dressed, and her hair arranged (she had accomplished this feat in less than ten minutes), received the count on his entrance.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 507 · C1
Remember to go to the count on the 26th May at seven o’clock in the evening.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 601 · C1

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