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counting upon

counting upon is the present participle and gerund of count upon.

Meaning of count upon

Verb

count upon (third-person singular simple present counts upon, present participle counting upon, simple past and past participle counted upon)

  1. Synonym of count on.
    • They have it ready in their Mouths, that the People of England are of a Genius and Temper, never to admit Slavery among them; […] I think it a great Error to count upon the Genius of a Nation as a ſtanding Argument in all Ages; ſince there is hardly a Spot of Ground in Europe, where the Inhabitants...1701, [Jonathan Swift], “Chapter V”, in A Discourse of the Contests and Dissensions between the Nobles and the Commons in Athens and Rome, with the Consequences They Had upon Both Those States...
    Synonyms:
    count on

Questions about counting upon

What is counting upon the present participle and gerund of?
Counting upon is the present participle and gerund of count upon.

Words near counting upon in the dictionary

  1. counting to five
  2. counting to ten
  3. counting to three
  4. counting towards
  5. counting up
  6. counting upon
  7. counting-house
  8. counting-houses
  9. counting-out game
  10. counting-out games
  11. counting-room

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