Synonyms for counted upon
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kount |
| Phonetic Transcription : kaÊŠnt |
Top 10 synonyms for counted upon Other synonyms for the word counted upon
Définition of counted upon
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French conter "add up," but also "tell a story," from Latin computare (see compute). Related: Counted; counting. Modern French differentiates compter "to count" and conter "to tell," but they are cognates.
- verb depend on; rely
- What should a man remember then but those who counted upon him?
- Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
- You know it, and you counted upon my generosity to suggest it.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- Lennon had counted upon this dread and uncertainty of the young Navaho.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
- But he had not counted upon the visit of the Carvels to Constantinople.
- Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
- The piece of news created the sensation that its imparter had counted upon.
- Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
- He had not counted upon this addition to the party, and was as scowling as she could have wished.
- Extract from : « Jerry » by Jean Webster
- He was only forty-six, and had, of course, counted upon more time.
- Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather
- She counted upon seeing him four weeks from the date of the cable.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 » by Various
- A detailed exhibition of her emotions was all that she had counted upon.
- Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
- They had not counted upon his muscles, which were as hard as boards.
- Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
Antonyms for counted upon
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