count on

count on
transitive verb

count on somebody/something — sich auf jemanden/etwas verlassen

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(to rely on (a person or happening): I'm counting on you to persuade her.) zählen auf
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count on
vi
1. (depend on)
to \count on on sb/sth auf jdn/etw zählen
to \count on on sb doing sth [or on sb to do sth] sich akk darauf verlassen, dass jd etw tut
I'm \count oning on getting away for a few days next week ich hoffe schwer, dass ich mir nächste Woche ein paar Tage freinehmen kann fam
to \count on on sb doing sth davon ausgehen, dass jd etw tut
sb did not \count on on ... jd hat nicht damit gerechnet, dass ...
I didn't \count on on it raining ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass es regnen würde
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vi +prep obj
(= depend on) rechnen mit, sich verlassen auf (+acc)

to count on doing sth — die Absicht haben, etw zu tun

to count on being able to do sth — damit rechnen, etw tun zu können

you can count on him to help you — du kannst auf seine Hilfe zählen

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transitive verb

count on somebody/something — sich auf jemanden/etwas verlassen


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