(relies, relying, relied, relied)
PHRASALVERBS
rely on / upon sb/sth
1 to need or be dependent on sb/sth:
As babies, we rely entirely on others for food. * [+toinf] These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work. * [+-ing] The industry relies on the price of raw materials remaining low.
2 to trust or have faith in sb/sth:
You should rely on your own judgement. * [+toinf] You can rely on me to keep your secret. * He can't be relied on to tell the truth.
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WORDFAMILY
rely v.
reliable adj. (=/= unreliable)
reliability n. (=/= unreliability)
reliance n.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for rely is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is rely a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, rely is tagged as verb.
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