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rely
- /ɹɪˈlaɪ/
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo.
verb relies · relying · relied
- To trust; to have confidence in. I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]
- To depend; to be dependent upon. The city relies on the subway system.
- To be intellectually contingent from; to stem from. Parts I and IV of the Court's opinion, and Part III except insofar as it relies upon legislative history
- To fasten, fix, attach Therefore [they] must needs relye their faithe upon the sillie Ministers faithlesse fidelitie.
- To bring together again; to rally. Petrius, that was a noble knyght, and bolde and hardy, relied his peple a-boute hym,
Similar: depend, hang, hinge, lean, rely, rest, stay, turn · Opposite: stand on its own
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: trust, swear, bank, reliance, trusting, reliable, entrust, believe, have, assert, depend, need, confide, require, benefit, fend
Translations
Every language
verb rest with confidence
| Español | atenerse [with a], fiarse [with de] |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의지(依支)하다 uijihada |
| 日本語 | 頼る tayoru, あてにする ate-ni suru, 頼む tanomu |
| 中文 | 依賴 /依赖 yīlài, 依靠 yīkào |
| Português | contar com |
| Français | compter sur |
| Deutsch | sich verlassen, vertrauen, abhängen |
| Italiano | fare affidamento, basarsi |
| Русский | полага́ться polagátʹsja, положи́ться, рассчи́тывать rassčítyvatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tin cậy, dựa vào |
| العربية | اِعْتَمَدَ iʕtamada |
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