rely

Meaning

to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.

Synonyms

trust

depend

depend on

entrust

confide

bank

🏦

rely on

count on

swear

count

🔢

trust in

be guided

believe in

have confidence in

bet on

calculate

believe

be convinced

rest

reckon

have faith in

rely upon

support oneself

put confidence

appreciate

pin one's hopes

bank on

base

based

clear up

confide in

credit

depend upon

foresee

founded

go

lot

predict

put

recover

reliance

start

submit

calculate on

count upon

Translations

confiar

dépendre

güvenmek

βασίζομαι

compter sur

verlassen

vertrauen

contar com

compter

🔢

اعتمد

dépendre de

abhängen

comptar amb

sich verlassen

وثق

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈlaɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: relien

In summary

From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo.

Sentences

Perusing the woods in the night , she could only rely on her instincts .

Instead , he rely on comedies starring Madge Kennedy and Mabel Normand .