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rely
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re·ly  (r-l)
intr.v. re·lied, re·ly·ing, re·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 religre, to bind fast : re-, re- + ligre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]

re·lier 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).

rely [rɪˈlaɪ]
vb -lies, -lying, -lied (intr; foll by on or upon)
1. to be dependent (on) he relies on his charm
2. to have trust or confidence (in) you can rely on us
[from Old French relier to fasten together, repair, from Latin religāre to tie back, from re- + ligāre to tie]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.relyrely - 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"
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, reckon, calculate, count, look - have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
Translations
rely [rɪˈlaɪ] VI to rely (up)on sth/sb (= depend on) → depender de algo/algn; (= count on) → contar con algo/algn; (= trust) → confiar en algo/algn, fiarse de algo/algn
he had gradually come to rely on herhabía llegado poco a poco a depender de ella
can we rely on your help?¿podemos contar con tu ayuda?
she'll come, you can rely upon itvendrá, con eso puedes contar, vendrá, cuenta con ello
you can't rely on the trains/the weatherno se puede uno fiar de los trenes/del tiempo
to rely (up)on sth/sb for sthdepender de algo/algn para algo
the island relies on tourism for its incomela isla depende del turismo como fuente de ingresos
to rely (up)on sth/sb to do sth: we are relying on you to do itcontamos con usted para hacerlo
you can rely on him to be latepuedes tener por seguro or ten por seguro que va a llegar tarde
can I rely on you to behave?¿puedo confiar en que te vas a comportar?, ¿puedo fiarme de que te vas a comportar?

rely [rɪˈlaɪ]
vi
(= trust) to rely on sb → compter sur qn
I'm relying on you → Je compte sur toi.
(= be dependent) to rely on sth → dépendre de qch
We're relying on good weather → Nous dépendons du temps.

rely
vi to rely (up)on somebody/somethingsich auf jdn/etw verlassen; (= be dependent on)auf jdn/etw angewiesen sein; she relied on the trains being on timesie verließ sich darauf, dass die Züge pünktlich waren; I rely on him for my incomeich bin finanziell auf ihn angewiesen; you can rely (up)on my help or on me to help youdu kannst dich darauf verlassen, dass ich dir helfe; she is not to be relied uponman kann sich nicht auf sie verlassen

rely [rɪˈlaɪ] vi to rely on sb/sth (count on) → contare su qn/qc; (be dependent on) → dipendere da qn/qc
you can rely on my discretion → puoi fidarti della mia discrezione
you can't rely on the trains → non si può fare affidamento sui treni
she relies on him for financial support → dipende da lui finanziariamente
rely [rɪˈlaɪ] vi to rely on sb/sth (count on) → contare su qn/qc; (be dependent on) → dipendere da qn/qc
you can rely on my discretion → puoi fidarti della mia discrezione
you can't rely on the trains → non si può fare affidamento sui treni
she relies on him for financial support → dipende da lui finanziariamente

rely
v rely [rəˈlai]
1 to depend on or need The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me. maak staat يَعْتَمِد على разчитам spoléhat na være afhængig af sich verlassen auf βασίζομαι, υπολογίζω contar con toetuma متی بودن؛ وابسته بودن riippua compter sur לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי विश्वास करना uzdati se u, osloniti se na számít vkire, vmire tergantung reiða sig á contare su 頼る 의지하다 priklausyti būt atkarīgam; paļauties bergantung vertrouwen op, zich verlaten op stole på, være avhengig av zdać się na contar com a conta pe зависеть spoliehať sa na zanašati se osloniti se vara beroende av อาศัย güvenmek, itimat etmek 依靠,仰賴 покладатися بھروسہ کرنا phụ thuộc
2 to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen) Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it. vertrou يَثِق، يَعْتَمِد разчитам počítat (s) stole på vertrauen auf εμπιστεύομαι, βασίζομαι σε κπ. confiar en, contar con lootma اعتماد کردن luottaa compter sur לִסמוֹך עַל- निर्भर करना pouzdati se (meg)bízik vkiben, vmiben mempercayai treysta contare su 当てにする 믿다 pasitikėti paļauties; ticēt mempercayai vertrouwen op, rekenen op stole på polegać confiar a conta pe; a se baza pe полагаться; доверять počítať (s) zanesti se pouzdati se lita på เชื่อใจ güvenmek, itimat etmek 信賴, 信任 довіряти انحصار کرنا tin tưởng ,
adj reˈliable [-ˈlai-]
(negativeunreliable) able to be trusted Is he reliable?; Is this information reliable? betroubaar مَوْثوق بِه، يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْهِ надежден spolehlivý pålidelig zuverlässig αξιόπιστος fiable, de confianza usaldatav قابل اطمینان luotettava fiable אָמִין विश्वास योग्य pouzdan, pouzdana osoba megbízható bisa dipercaya áreiðanlegur affidabile 信頼できる 믿을 수 있는 patikimas uzticams; drošs boleh dipercayai betrouwbaar pålitelig, til å stole på godny zaufania, rzetelny de confiança de încredere; sigur надёжный; достоверный spoľahlivý zanesljiv pouzdan pålitlig เชื่อถือได้ güvenilir 可信賴的 надійний; достовірний قابل اعتبار có thể tin tưởng
n reˌliaˈbility
betroubaarheid إعْتِمادِيَّه، وُثوقِيَّه надеждност spolehlivost pålidelighed die Zuverlässigkeit αξιοπιστία fiabilidad usaldatavus اعتبار؛ قابلیت اطمینان luotettavuus sérieux אָמִינוּת विश्वसनीयता pouzdanost megbízhatóság sifat bisa dipercaya áreiðanleiki affidabilità 信頼性 신뢰성 patikimumas uzticamība; paļāvība kebenaran betrouwbaarheid pålitelighet niezawodność, rzetelność confiança trăinicie; siguranţă надёжность; достоверность spoľahlivosť zanesljivost pouzdanost pålitlighet ความเชื่อถือ güvenilirlik 可靠性 надійність; достовірність اعتماد sự đáng tin tưởng
adv reˈliably [-ˈlai-]
from a reliable source; by a reliable person I am reliably informed that the Prime Minister is going to resign. betroubaar بصورةٍ موثوقَه надеждно spolehlivě pålideligt; fra en pålidelig kilde zuverlässig από αξιόπιστη πηγή por una fuente fiable, por medios fiables usaldusväärselt به طور قابل اعتماد luotettavasti de source sûre מִמָקור מְהֵימַן विश्वासपूर्वक, विश्वस्त रीति से pouzdano megbízható forrásból dari sumber yang dipercaya eftir áreiðanlegum heimildum (da fonte sicura) 確かに 신뢰할 수 있게 patikimai ticami; droši dari sumber yang boleh dipercayai betrouwbaar fra pålitelig hold wiarogodnie seguramente din sursă sigură достоверно spoľahlivý zanesljivo pouzdano tillförlitligt, vederhäftigt จากแหล่งที่เชื่อถือได้ emin olarak 可靠地 надійно قابل اعتماد طریقے سے đáng tin cậy
n reˈliance [-ˈlai-]
a country's reliance on aid from other countries; a child's reliance on its mother. afhanklikheid إعْتِماد، ثِقَه упование spoléhání afhængighed das Vertrauen εξάρτηση dependencia sõltuvus اعتماد؛ دلگرمی riippuvaisuus dépendance (de) תְלוּת जिस पर विश्वास किया जाए, निर्भर किया जाए, निर्भरता pouzdanje, oslonac bizalom ketergantungan það að vera háður/reiða sig á dipendenza, affidamento たより 의존 priklausomybė paļaušanās (uz kaut ko) kebergantungan afhankelijkheid avhengighet poleganie, zaufanie dependência sprijin доверие spoliehanie sa (na) odvisnost oslanjanje tillit, förtröstan ความมั่นใจ bağımlılık 依靠,仰賴 довіра, впевненість آسرا sự nhờ cậy
adj reˈliant
afhanklik واثِق، مُعْتَمِد على доверчив odkázaný, spoléhající se afhængig vertrauensvoll εξαρτώμενος dependiente sõltuv متکی؛ اعتماد کننده riippuvainen dépendant, confiant תָלוּי भरोसा करने वाला koji se uzda (oslanja) bizalommal levő tergantung háður, sem reiðir sig á e-ð/e-n dipendente, fiducioso 信頼している 의지하고 있는 priklausomas paļāvīgs bergantung afhankelijk avhengig ufny dependente bazat pe уверенный; зависимый odkázaný, spoliehajúci sa odvisen zavisan tillits-, förtröstansfull น่าเชื่อถือ bağımlı, muhtaç 依靠的 упевнений پُر اعتماد đáng tin cậy


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