What does rely on mean?

Definitions for rely on
re·ly on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. depend on, rely onverb

    be dependent on, as for support or maintenance

    "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"

  2. depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely uponverb

    put trust in with confidence

    "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"

Wiktionary

  1. rely onverb

    To be confident in.

  2. rely onverb

    To be dependent upon.

ChatGPT

  1. rely on

    To rely on means to depend on or trust in someone or something for support, assistance, or for the achievement of something. It refers to having confidence in or count on someone or something.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rely on in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rely on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rely on in a Sentence

  1. Lloyd Blankfein:

    Do we want to make it the duty of depositors to do that kind of forensic accounting analysis on banks? we don’t make people do analysis of airplanes when we board them. We rely on the FAA. If it’s certified, we get on them.

  2. Peter Goelz:

    This is a fairly simple external device that can get damaged on a regular basis, that's important because Ethiopian Airlines made the decision to rely on them as single sources for streams of data.

  3. Diane Abbott:

    I spoke to families who had 500 or more animals three months ago, and now are left with 20 or fewer, for people who rely on their animals for meat, milk and trade, it's the equivalent of losing your entire life savings.

  4. Dan Gigone:

    We still have a bunch of trips scheduled for the next few weeks, so we’re either going to have to cancel or take clients up to Yellowstone National Park and do what we can, we rely on this part of the year to provide the money to keep us going through the winter.

  5. Koji Nagai:

    We're going to build a proper client base in America, if we have that platform we won't need to rely on high-risk, market-focused business. We'll completely change our approach.


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