Definition of rely Rely
/ɹɪlajˈ/ - [rilay] - re•ly
We found 6 definitions of rely from 6 different sources.
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What does rely mean?
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| rely - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" | ||
| trust, swear, bank | ||
| distrust, mistrust, suspect regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||
| believe accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" | ||
| credit have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of | ||
| lean rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" | ||
| depend, bet, calculate, reckon, count, look be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends" | ||
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- rely (Verb)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rely (v. i.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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rely
To have confidence or faith in.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rely
rē-lī′, v.i. to rest or repose: to have full confidence in: to lean:—pa.t. and pa.p. relied′.—n. Relī′er. [Acc. to Skeat, compounded from re-, back, and lie, to rest. Others explain as O. Fr. relier—L. religāre, to bind back.]
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🔤- rely, verb, present, 1st person singular of rely (infinitive).
- rely, verb (infinitive).
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