rely

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Selena's father taught her how to change a flat tire so she wouldn't have to rely on someone else to get her safely back on the road.

verb

To rely is defined as to have trust, or to depend on someone or something.

An example of to rely is depending on a bus to show up on time.

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rely

intransitive verb

-·lied′, -·ly′ing

to have confidence; trust: you can rely on their willingness to help
to look to for support or aid; depend

Origin of rely

Middle English relien, to rally from Old French relier from Classical Latin religare: see religion

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rely

intransitive verb

re·lied, re·ly·ing, re·lies

To be dependent for support, help, or supply: relies on her parents for tuition.
To place or have faith or confidence: relied on them to tell him the truth.

Origin of rely

Middle English relien to rally from Old French relier from Latin religāre to bind fast re- re- ligāre to bind ; see leig- in Indo-European roots.

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re·li′er
noun

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rely trust depend reckon

These verbs share the meaning to place or have faith or confidence in someone or something. Rely implies complete confidence: “You are the only woman I can rely on to be interested in her” (John Galsworthy). Trust stresses confidence arising from belief that is often based on inconclusive evidence: “We must try to trust one another. Stay and cooperate” (Jomo Kenyatta). Depend implies confidence in the help or support of another: depends on friends for emotional support. Reckon implies a sense of confident expectancy: “He reckons on finding a woman as big a fool as himself” (George Meredith).

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present relies, present participle relying, simple past and past participle relied)

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.

Anagrams

lyre

Origin

From Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige"), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast"), from re- + ligo.

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