rely v : 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" [syn: trust, swear, bank] [ant: distrust, distrust] [also: relied]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪ

Verb

1. To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; — with on, formerly also with in.

Derived terms

• rely on
• rely upon

Translations

Rely may refer to:

• Rely (brand), a brand of tampon
• Rely, Pas-de-Calais, a commune (town) in France

await, bank, bank on, bet on, build on, calculate, commit, confide, count on, depend, depend on, entrust, expect, have confidence in, hope, lean on, lean upon, look, lot, put faith in, reckon on, swear by, trust in