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rely

UK/ɹɪˈlaɪ/ US/riˈlaɪ/ common

verb

1.

have confidence or faith in

  • “We can trust in God”
  • “Rely on your friends”
  • “bank on your good education”
  • “I swear by my grandmother”
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From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo.

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