count on

Inseparable

The verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: count ON. Saying “COUNT on” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

Link across the gap. The final /t/ of “count” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “count on” is said “coun-ton”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.

What it means

To rely on someone or something.
- “You can count on her to be there early.”
- “Don't count on the weather holding.”
Similar: rely on, depend on

The particle logic

Something starts running, keeps running, or sits on a surface.

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count on — meaning, examples & how to say it