rely on

English

Alternative forms

• rely upon

Verb

rely on (third-person singular simple present relies on, present participle relying on, simple past and past participle relied on)

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.

Synonyms

• bank on
• count on
• depend (on)
• hang one's hat on
• lean on

 

Related terms

• reliable
• reliance
• reliant

 

Translations

to be confident in — see also rely

• Esperanto: fidi (eo)
• French: se fier à, compter sur (fr)
• German: sich verlassen auf, zählen auf (de)
• Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (trauan)
• Indonesian: mengandalkan (id)
• Irish: dóchas a bheith agat as, iontaoibh a bheith agat as, téigh i muinín
• Serbo-Croatian: osloniti se na
• Spanish: atenerse a, confiar en
• Telugu: విశ్వసించు (te) (viśvasiñcu)

to be dependent upon — see dependent

Anagrams

• neroly, onlyer