rely

intr.v., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

1. To be dependent for support, help, or supply: relies on her parents for tuition.
2. 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).

v

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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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

Русский (Russian)
полагаться

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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