rely (redirected from relies)

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.

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[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.]

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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.

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rely

Verb

[-lies, -lying, -lied] rely on or upon

a. to be dependent on: the organization relies on voluntary contributions

b. to have trust or confidence in: you can rely on his judgment [Old French relier to fasten together]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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 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]: to rely on vt fus → confiar en, fiarse de (= be dependent on); depender de;

you can rely on my discretion → puedes contar con mi discreción

rely [rɪˈlaɪ]: to rely on vt fus → contare su (= be dependent); dipendere da

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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 staatيَعْتَمِد علىразчитамspoléhat navære afhængig afsich verlassen aufβασίζομαι, υπολογίζωcontar contoetumaمتی بودن؛ وابسته بودنcompter surלִהיוֹת תָּלוּיविश्वास करनाuzdati se u, osloniti se naszámít vkire, vmiretergantungreiða sig ácontare su*頼る의지하다, 신뢰하다priklausytibūt atkarīgam; paļautiesbergantungvertrouwen op, zich verlaten opstole på, være avhengig avzdać się nacontar coma conta peзависетьspoliehať sa nazanašati seosloniti sevara beroende avอาศัยgüvenmek, itimat etmek依靠покладатисяبھروسہ کرناphụ thuộc依靠

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.vertrouيَثِق، يَعْتَمِدразчитамpočítat (s)stole påvertrauen aufεμπιστεύομαι, βασίζομαι σε κπ.confiar en, contar conlootmaاعتماد کردنcompter surלִסמוֹך עַל-निर्भर करनाpouzdati se(meg)bízik vkiben, vmibenmempercayaitreystacontare su*当てにする믿다, 신뢰하다pasitikėtipaļauties; ticētmempercayaivertrouwen op, rekenen opstole påpolegaćconfiara conta pe; a se baza peполагаться; доверятьpočítať (s)zanesti sepouzdati selita påเชื่อใจgüvenmek, itimat etmek信賴, 信任довірятиانحصار کرناtin tưởng信赖, 信任

adj reˈliable [-ˈlai-]

(negative unreliable) able to be trusted Is he reliable?; Is this information reliable?betroubaarمَوْثوق بِه، يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْهِнадежденspolehlivýpålideligzuverlässigαξιόπιστοςfiable, de confianzausaldatavقابل اطمینانluotettavafiableאָמִיןविश्वास योग्यpouzdan, pouzdana osobamegbízhatóbisa dipercayaáreiðanleguraffidabile信頼できる믿을 수 있는, 신뢰할 수 있는patikimasuzticams; drošsboleh dipercayaibetrouwbaarpålitelig, stole på til ågodny zaufania, rzetelnyde confiançade încredere; sigurнадёжный; достоверныйspoľahlivýzanesljivpouzdanpålitligเชื่อถือได้güvenilir可信賴的надійний; достовірнийقابل اعتبارcó thể tin tưởng可信赖的

n reˌliaˈbility

betroubaarheidإعْتِمادِيَّه، وُثوقِيَّهнадеждностspolehlivostpålideligheddie Zuverlässigkeitαξιοπιστίαfiabilidadusaldatavusاعتبار؛ قابلیت اطمینانluotettavuussérieuxאָמִינוּתविश्वसनीयताpouzdanostmegbízhatóságsifat bisa dipercayaáreiðanleikiaffidabilità信頼性신뢰성patikimumasuzticamība; paļāvībakebenaranbetrouwbaarheidpålitelighetniezawodność, rzetelnośćconfiançatrăinicie; siguranţăнадёжность; достоверностьspoľahlivosťzanesljivostpouzdanostpålitlighetความเชื่อถือgüvenilirlik可靠性надійність; достовірністьاعتمادsự đáng tin tưởng可靠性

adv reˈliably [-ˈlai-]

from a reliable source; by a reliable person I am reliably informed that the Prime Minister is going to resign.betroubaarبصورةٍ موثوقَهнадеждноspolehlivěpålideligt; fra en pålidelig kildezuverlässigαπό αξιόπιστη πηγήpor una fuente fiable, por medios fiablesusaldusväärseltبه طور قابل اعتمادluotettavastide source sûreמִמָקור מְהֵימַןविश्वासपूर्वक, विश्वस्त रीति सेpouzdanomegbízható forrásbóldari sumber yang dipercayaeftir áreiðanlegum heimildum(da fonte sicura)確かに믿을 만한 소식통으로부터patikimaiticami; drošidari sumber yang boleh dipercayaibetrouwbaarfra pålitelig holdwiarogodnieseguramentedin sursă sigurăдостоверноspoľahlivýzanesljivopouzdanotillförlitligt, vederhäftigtจากแหล่งที่เชื่อถือได้emin olarak可靠地надійноقابل اعتماد طریقے سےđáng tin cậy可靠地

n reˈliance [-ˈlai-]

a country's reliance on aid from other countries; a child's reliance on its mother.afhanklikheidإعْتِماد، ثِقَهупованиеspoléháníafhængigheddas Vertrauenεξάρτησηdependenciasõltuvusاعتماد؛ دلگرمیriippuvuusdépendance (de)תְלוּתजिस पर विश्वास किया जाए, निर्भर किया जाए, निर्भरताpouzdanje, oslonacbizalomketergantunganþað að vera háður/reiða sig ádipendenza, affidamentoたより의존, 의지, 신뢰priklausomybėpaļaušanās (uz kaut ko)kebergantunganafhankelijkheidavhengighetpoleganie, zaufaniedependênciasprijinдовериеspoliehanie sa (na)odvisnostoslanjanjetillit, förtröstanความมั่นใจbağımlılık依靠довіра, впевненістьآسراsự nhờ cậy依靠

adj reˈliant

afhanklikواثِق، مُعْتَمِد علىдоверчивodkázaný, spoléhající seafhængigvertrauensvollεξαρτώμενοςdependientesõltuvمتکی؛ اعتماد کنندهriippuvainendépendant, confiantתָלוּיभरोसा करने वालाkoji se uzda (oslanja)bizalommal levőtergantungháður, sem reiðir sig á e-ð/e-ndipendente, fiducioso信頼している의지하는, 믿는priklausomaspaļāvīgsbergantungafhankelijkavhengigufnydependentebazat peуверенный; зависимыйodkázaný, spoliehajúci saodvisenzavisantillits-, förtröstansfullน่าเชื่อถือbağımlı, muhtaç依靠的упевненийپُر اعتمادđáng tin cậy依靠的