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(rĭ-lī') 
intr.v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.
intr.v., -lied, -ly·ing, -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.
[Middle English relien, to rally, from Old French relier, from Latin religāre, to bind fast : re-, re- + ligāre, to bind.]
relier re·li'er n.SYNONYMS 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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Definition: have confidence in
Antonyms: be independent, distrust, doubt
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IN BRIEF: To trust or depend.
Do not rely completely on any other human being; however dear. We meet life's greatest tests alone.
— Agnes Machphail
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Rely may refer to: Meaning: Depend
- Rely (brand), a brand of tampon
- Rely, Pas-de-Calais, a commune (town) in France
- Chery Automobile brand, Rely
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Rely
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - stole på, regne med, være afhængig af
Nederlands (Dutch)
vertrouwen, afhankelijk zijn
Français (French)
v. intr. - dépendre de, reposer sur, s'appuyer sur, compter sur (qn, qch), se fier à
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich verlassen, angewiesen sein
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βασίζομαι, στηρίζομαι, εμπιστεύομαι
Italiano (Italian)
affidarsi, appoggiarsi a
Português (Portuguese)
v. - confiar em, contar com
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - depender, confiar, contar, fiarse, confiar en, contar con
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lita på, vara beroende av
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
依靠, 依赖, 信赖, 相信, 依仗, 指望
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 依靠, 依賴, 信賴, 相信, 依仗, 指望
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 의지하다, 신뢰하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 当てにする, 信頼する, 頼る
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يعتمد على, يثق ب
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - סמך על-
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