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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

rely on en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To be confident in.
    • I know I can rely on you.
  2. (transitive) To be dependent upon.
    • The city relies on the subway system.

Forms

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relied on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
relied on Tense=Past lexicographic
relies on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
rely upon alternative lexicographic
relying on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

distrust · doubt

Coordinates

trust

Relateds

reliable · reliant · reliance

Synonyms

depend · count on · lean on · hang one's hat on · bank on · rely on

Translations (20)

ga téigh i muinín (to be confident in) · pl liczyć na (to be confident in) · es confiar en (to be confident in) · pl polegać na (to be confident in) · ga dóchas a bheith agat as (to be confident in) · es depender de (to be dependent upon) · es fiarse de (to be confident in) · id mengandalkan (to be confident in) · te విశ్వసించు (to be confident in) · es depender de (to be confident in) · es ser dependiente de (to be dependent upon) · got 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (to be confident in) · sh osloniti se na (to be confident in) · es atenerse a (to be confident in) · fr se fier à (to be confident in) · ga iontaoibh a bheith agat as (to be confident in) · eo fidi (to be confident in) · fr compter sur (to be confident in) · de zählen auf (to be confident in) · de sich verlassen auf (to be confident in)