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rely upon

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Verb1.rely upon - put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"
rely on, depend on, depend upon


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The peddler with his pack traversed the country by all manner of lonely roads, and was compelled to rely upon the country people for hospitality.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
For which reason they are always at enmity with those of merit, as hurtful to their government; not only as they scorn to be governed despotically, but also because they can rely upon each other's fidelity, and others can rely upon theirs, and because they will not inform against their associates, nor any one else.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
We so rely upon the orderly operation of familiar natural laws that any seeming suspension of them is noted as a menace to our safety, a warning of unthinkable calamity.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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