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Meaning rely meaning

What does rely mean?
Definitions in simple English

rely Verb

— When someone relies on something, they need it and they feel certain that it will be there. In this place, you can't rely on good weather even in the summer. — When someone relies on another person, they need the person to do something, and they trust the person and feel certain that the person will do it. I'm relying on you to water my plants when I'm travelling.

rely

— verb (= trust, swear, bank) 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

Synonyms rely synonyms

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rely English » English

trust depend depend on entrust confide bank trust in swear rely on count on count rest reckon have confidence in calculate bet on believe in believe be guided be convinced support oneself submit start rely upon reliance recover put confidence put predict pin one's hopes lot have faith in go founded foresee depend upon credit count upon confide in clear up calculate on based base bank on appreciate

Topics rely topics

What do people use rely to talk about?
Language and thought Think Opinion

Believe
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Share with

Provide for, support
Social behavior Behavior Honest

Reliable
States Quantity Enough

Need

Conjugation rely conjugation

How do you conjugate rely?

rely · verb

Examples rely examples

How do I use rely in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must not rely upon such a man.
You may rely on him.
I need people I can rely on.
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 too much on appearance.
We can rely on his judgement.
You cannot rely upon Jim's words since he tries to please everybody.
You can't rely on this machine.
You shouldn't rely on other people's help.
We cannot but rely on your help.
We can not rely on her kindness.
Don't rely on others.

Movie subtitles

I have to rely on you.
We need to rely on the cut through of our policies.
Don't rely on it for protection though.
Now you must prove, Gustav, that I can rely upon you!
You can rely on me.
Rely on me, Papa.
I'll rely on you to help us.
I'm jeopardizing my whole career, and I have to rely on your discretion.
I know we can never rely on you.
Jamie, by land or sea, you can always rely on.
I can't rely on my own people anymore.
I can't rely on anybody.
Can't I rely on anyone?
We must rely on preparation.
Both writer RC Sherriff and director Whale did not want to rely on just the invisible man's voice to indicate his presence during scenes when he's totally invisible, as in this situation.
On whose judgment, I rely.
I hope I can rely on you to do this for me.
See, you can rely on me.
Rely on my intelligence, it definitely exists.
You shouldn't think you can still rely on your beloved police.
You can rely on the broom man.
It won't. Well, if you get unhappy, just send me a telegram, 'cause you can rely on me.
You can rely on me, madame.
Hereafter we shall do better to rely on our own devices. than on the assurances of a clever woman.
I'll rely on you to take care of Jae Sin.
Now you're running out of steam. -You shouldn't think you can still rely on your beloved police.
Good. I'll rely on you to help us.
I knew I could rely on Mr Holgrave's word.
I was beginning to rely on it too much.
I rely on you.
I can't rely on anybody. - You gave the order yourself.
I couldn't rely on my accomplices.

News and current affairs

The IMF's argument seems to be this: a country cannot rely on foreign aid because aid is too unstable.
So Kuchma knows that he cannot rely on handpicking his successor, as Yeltsin did in Russia.
But it makes far more sense to use the force of markets - the power of incentives - than to rely on goodwill, especially when it comes to oil companies that regard their sole objective as maximizing profits, regardless of the cost to others.
The DPJ, despite its manifesto, seems unprepared to tame the mandarins, and so may be forced to rely on them.
We cannot merely rely on regulators to do the right thing.
America's political system usually works well in crises. But, thanks to its residual advantages in a leaderless world, the US need not rely on a crisis to precipitate action.
I do know that the world cannot afford to rely again on America's press for its information: fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
The problem is that Abdullah cannot rely on his domestic conservative allies to give him the time that the Kingdom needs.
This is where the real test of cooperation lies, for our success will rely on securing the appropriate interaction and flow of intelligence between the relevant services and the financial and banking communities.
Lee could generally rely on a compliant judiciary.
They know that ultimately we all must rely on our own initiative and effort, and they make use of the opportunities of open markets.
We do not need to rely on such tricks to stimulate the economy and reduce the ratio of debt to income.
After all, one prediction on which we can confidently rely is that automation will make increasingly large inroads into the world of human work.
Most countries rely far too much on command and control, and provide far too few incentives for patients and providers to make efficient choices.
But, for large countries facing a liquidity shortage, the EFSF could rely on support from the ECB.
Tolerance for failure was slim in both initiatives, so they tended to rely on the previous generation of scientific insight, because the resulting technology was more trustworthy.
Doctors rely on observation of memory loss and other thinking deficits (such as reasoning or language comprehension) - signs that plaques are already present in the brain.
Such political paralysis on key economic issues is increasingly unsettling for the US private sector, and for other countries that rely on a strong US at the core of the global economy.
Since December 7, 1941, the world has in large part been able to rely on global governance by a somewhat-competent hyperpower.
Yet no country can rely on soft power alone to defend its interests.
The reason for this also explains why Djindjic could not rely on the Serb state to carry out his policies.
This is why the Kirchners will rely on secrecy.
And the credit crunch for non-investment-grade firms and smaller firms, which rely mostly on access to bank loans rather than capital markets, is still severe.

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