rely

  • 11rely — [v] have confidence in await, bank, be confident of, believe in, be sure of, bet, bet bottom dollar on*, build, calculate, commit, confide, count, depend, entrust, expect, gamble on, have faith in, hope, lay money on*, lean, look, reckon, ride on …

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  • 12Rely — 50° 34′ 22″ N 2° 21′ 48″ E / 50.5727777778, 2.36333333333 …

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  • 13rely — verb PHRASAL VERB rely on/upon sb/sth 1 need sb/sth ADVERB ▪ heavily, a lot, strongly ▪ countries that rely heavily on food aid ▪ …

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  • 14rely — re|ly W2S2 [rıˈlaı] v past tense and past participle relied present participle relying third person singular relies rely on/upon / [rely on/upon sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: relier, from Latin religare to tie back ] …

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  • 15rely on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rely on : present tense I/you/we/they rely on he/she/it relies on present participle relying on past tense relied on past participle relied on 1) rely on someone/something to trust someone or something to do… …

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  • 16rely — /rI laI/ verb rely on/upon sb/sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to trust someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do: rely on sb/sth to do sth: I think we can rely on Derek not to tell anyone. | rely on sb/sth doing sth: You can t just… …

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  • 17rely — re|ly [ rı laı ] verb *** re ly on phrasal verb transitive 1. ) rely on someone/something to trust someone or something to do something for you: DEPEND ON: My brother can help. At least we can rely on him. Sometimes you just have to rely on your… …

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  • 18rely — 01. You can [rely] on Francis to do the job well; she is an excellent worker. 02. You can depend on Donald to be on time because he s so [reliable]. 03. Trevor s truck is old and [unreliable]. 04. He doesn t have a car, so he always [relies] on… …

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  • 19rely — v. (d; intr.) to rely on, upon (to rely on smb. for advice) * * * [rɪ laɪ] upon (to rely on smb. for advice) (d; intr.) to rely on …

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  • 20rely — [[t]rɪla͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ relies, relying, relied 1) VERB If you rely on someone or something, you need them and depend on them in order to live or work properly. [V on/upon n] They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers... [V… …

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