What part of speech is rely?

Rely can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. rely is a verb, present, 1st person singular of rely (infinitive).
2. rely is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) rely

rely / relies

relied

relied

relying

Infinitive: (to) rely
Present: rely / relies
Simple Past: relied
Past Participle: (have) relied
Gerund: relying

What does rely mean?

Definitions

Verb
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"

Examples of rely

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Rely on your friends.
2.	verb	Speaking of Fallujah, we have only Al-Jazeera to rely on for our news from there.
3.	verb	I guess my view on friendship is pretty bleak because I've never really had to rely on anyone for anything.
4.	verb	You can rely on him.
5.	verb	You can rely on her.
6.	verb	You can rely on him. He never lets you down.
7.	verb	You must not rely upon such a man.
8.	verb	I'll rely on my father for half of my tuition.
9.	verb	You can certainly rely on him.
10.	verb	You must not rely too much on appearance.
11.	verb	We can rely on his judgement.
12.	verb	Does Tom still rely on his parents?
13.	verb	In making a decision, I rely not on logic but on instinct.
14.	verb	You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody.
15.	verb	But in return they get a clear look at important games, and if they miss something, they can always rely on the commentator's description or the instant replay.

Sentence
verb
Rely on your friends.
Speaking of Fallujah, we have only Al-Jazeera to rely on for our news from there.
I guess my view on friendship is pretty bleak because I've never really had to rely on anyone for anything.
You can rely on him.
You can rely on her.
You can rely on him. He never lets you down.
You must not rely upon such a man.
I'll rely on my father for half of my tuition.
You can certainly rely on him.
You must not rely too much on appearance.
We can rely on his judgement.
Does Tom still rely on his parents?
In making a decision, I rely not on logic but on instinct.
You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody.
But in return they get a clear look at important games, and if they miss something, they can always rely on the commentator's description or the instant replay.

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