reckon+upon

  • 21To cast one's self upon — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …

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  • 22depend upon — I (Roget s IV) II depend (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To place trust or confidence in: bank on (or upon), believe in, count on (or upon), reckon on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in). See TRUST. 2. To look forward to confidently:… …

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  • 23bank upon — bank (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To place trust or confidence in: believe in, count on (or upon), depend on (or upon), reckon on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in). See TRUST …

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  • 24count on/upon — 1 you can count on me: RELY ON, depend on, bank on, trust (in), be sure of, have (every) confidence in, believe in, put one s faith in, take for granted, take as read. 2 they hadn t counted on Rangers indomitable spirit: EXPECT, r …

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  • 25look on/upon — REGARD, consider, think of, deem, judge, see, view, count, reckon. → look * * * look on/upon [phrasal verb] 1 look on : to watch something as it happens without becoming involved A crowd of people looked on [=stood by] helplessly as the house… …

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  • 26count upon — count on / count upon [v] depend on; rely aim for, bank on, bargain for, believe, believe in, bet bottom dollar*, bet on, expect from, heed, lean on, pin faith on, place confidence in, plan on, reckon on, rest on, score, stake on, swear by, tab,… …

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  • 27look — v 1. see, visualize, behold, notice, take in; bend the eye, cock the eye, fix the eye, fix one s gaze, focus, rivet one s eyes; regard, study, inspect, take stock of; examine, contemplate, pore over, Rare. perlustrate; review, check out, overlook …

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  • 28depend on — 1. Rely upon, rest upon, confide in, trust to, count upon, reckon upon, build upon, depend upon. 2. Be conditioned or dependent on, be contingent upon, require, demand, imply, presuppose …

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  • 29expect — v. a. 1. Await, wait for. 2. Anticipate, look for, look forward to, count upon, reckon upon, calculate upon, rely upon …

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  • 30expect — v 1. anticipate, await, abide, Archaic. attend; look ahead to, watch for, have in prospect, look forward to, keep in view; contemplate, foresee. 2. rely upon, hope for, calculate upon, count upon, reckon upon, bargain for; trust, look for;… …

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