What does rely upon mean?

Definitions for rely upon
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word rely upon.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

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  1. rely upon

    To rely upon means to depend on or trust in someone or something for support, help, or to fulfill a certain need or requirement. It refers to counting on someone or something with full confidence or certainty.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rely upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rely upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rely upon in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Landry:

    To have the judiciary create a legal circus is disappointing and what discredits the institutions we rely upon for a stable society, the rule of law must be followed, and I will not rest until it is. Unfortunately, we will have to wait a little bit longer for that to happen.

  2. Emily Erbelding:

    Because we are in a race here to beat back this epidemic and a vaccine is very important, people might be willing to take a chance on just going quickly into phase two, so the 18 months would rely upon speeding things up.

  3. Joy Reid:

    This is now a facility under the control of the Department of Justice, and this Department of Justice does not exactly inspire justice, lets just be blunt. ... William Barrs Department of Justice is not one that you can readily simply rely upon and feel confident in.

  4. Andrew Wakefield:

    He didn’t rely upon [drug makers]to get him elected.And he’s a man who seems to speak his mind and act accordingly. So we shall see.

  5. Stephen Vladeck:

    Supreme Court has reaffirmed the President's sweeping statutory authority when Supreme Court comes to deciding who may and who may not travel to the United States, authority that both President President Donald Trump and future presidents will surely rely upon to justify more aggressive immigration restrictions.


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