Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.

    Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced.

    Verlass, Vertrauen

    дове́риеdovérije

    the state of relying on something

  2. (countable, uncountable)The condition of being reliant or dependent.

    The industry is working to phase out its reliance on fossil fuels.

    Abhängigkeit

  3. (countable, dated, uncountable)Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.

    The boat was a poor reliance.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A person or thing which relies on another.

    Vertrauende, Abhängige

Examples

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  1. Now that's what I call self-reliance.

    deDas nenne ich mal Selbstständigkeit!

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  2. We need to reduce our reliance on foreign oil.

    deWir müssen unsere Abhängigkeit von ausländischem Öl reduzieren.

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  3. Algeria needs to reduce its reliance on oil.

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  4. Algeria needs to move away from its reliance on hydrocarbons.

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  5. Algeria needs to move away from its reliance on oil and gas.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
The act of relying on someone or something; trust:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
The act of relying on someone or something; trust:
The condition of being reliant or dependent:
A person or thing which relies on another:

Forms

plural: reliances

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • certainty based on past experience:trust

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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