Rely
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English
Verb
Rely (third-person singular simple present relies, present participle relying, simple past and past participle relied)
- To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; — with on, formerly also with in.
Derived terms
Adverbs for Rely
implicitly; exclusively; chiefly; trustfully; faithfully; tacitly; affectionately; reciprocally; soberly; humbly; calmly.
Thesaurus
await, bank, bank on, bet on, build on, calculate, commit, confide, count on, depend, depend on, entrust, expect, have confidence in, hope, lean on, lean upon, look, lot, put faith in, reckon on, swear by, trust in
Etymology
From Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”) < Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo.
Pronunciation
Translations
rest with confidence
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