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1. (v.i.) rely
to depend confidently; put trust in (usu. fol. by on or upon):
Can I rely on your support?
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF relier < L religāre to bind fast, hold firmly. See re -, ligament)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) trust, swear, rely, bank
have confidence or faith in
"We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
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1. (verb) rely
to need or depend on
We rely on his salary to pay the bills.; Don't rely on someone else for your own happiness.
2. rely
to trust sb or sth
Julia is someone you can rely on to do the job well.
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1. (verb) rely
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
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Sense: to depend on or need
The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me.
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 Afrikaans: maak staat |
 Arabic: يَعْتَمِد على |
 Bulgarian: разчитам |
 Brazilian: contar com |
 Czech: spoléhat na |
 German: sich verlassen auf |
 Danish: være afhængig af |
 Greek: βασίζομαι, υπολογίζω |
 Spanish: contar con |
 Estonian: toetuma |
 Farsi: متی بودن؛ وابسته بودن |
 Finnish: riippua |
 French: compter sur |
 Hebrew: לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי |
 Hindi: विश्वास करना |
 Croatian: uzdati se u, osloniti se |
 Hungarian: számít vkire, vmire |
 Indonesian: tergantung |
 Icelandic: reiða sig á |
 Italian: contare su* |
 Japanese: 頼る |
 Korean: 의지하다 |
 Lithuanian: priklausyti |
 Latvian: būt atkarīgam; paļauties |
 Malay: bergantung |
 Dutch: vertrouwen op, zich verla |
 Norwegian: stole på, være avhengig a |
 Polish: zdać się na |
 Persian: متی بودن؛ وابسته بودن |
 Pashto: زړه تړل.تكبه كول،اعتيار ك |
 Portuguese: contar com |
 Romanian: a conta pe |
 Russian: зависеть |
 Slovak: spoliehať sa na |
 Slovenian: zanašati se |
 Serbian: osloniti se |
 Swedish: vara beroende av |
 Thai: อาศัย |
 Turkish: güvenmek, itimat etmek |
 Taiwanese: 依靠，仰賴 |
 Ukrainian: покладатися |
 Urdu: بھروسہ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: phụ thuộc |
 Chinese: 依靠 |
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