Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To trust; to have confidence in.

    sich verlassen, vertrauen, abhängen

    полага́тьсяpolagátʹsja, положи́ться, рассчи́тыватьrassčítyvatʹ

    поклада́тисяpokladátysja, розрахо́вуватиrozraxóvuvaty

    have faith or confidence in

  2. (intransitive)To depend; to be dependent upon.

    The city relies on the subway system.

  3. (intransitive)To be intellectually contingent from; to stem from.

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To fasten, fix, attach

    Therefore [they] must needs relye their faithe upon the sillie Ministers faithlesse fidelitie.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To bring together again; to rally.

    Petrius, that was a noble knyght, and bolde and hardy, relied his peple a-boute hym,

Examples

497 sentences
  1. You can always rely on Tom.

    Ти завжди можеш покластися на Тома. — deniko

    ruВы можете всегда полагаться на Тома. — zwhzwh

  2. Does Tom still rely on his parents?

    Том все ще покладається на своїх батьків? — deniko

  3. I knew I could rely on you.

    Я знав, що тобі можна довіряти. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ знал, что могу на тебя рассчитывать. — sharptoothed

  4. I know I can rely on you.

    Я знаю, що можу на тебе розраховувати. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что могу на тебя положиться. — marafon

  5. I hope I can rely on you.

    Сподіваюся, я можу на тебе покластися. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, я могу на тебя положиться. — gregoryguy

    deIch hoffe, daß ich mich auf dich verlassen kann. — Waldelfe

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rest with confidence:
Русский
By meaning 1
rest with confidence:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rest with confidence:

Origin

From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from

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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Forms

relies, relying, relied, relied
Base formrely · to rely
3rd person singularrelies
Present participlerelying
Past simplerelied
Past participlerelied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrely
he, she, itrelies

Past simpleLesson

all personsrelied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave relied
he, she, ithas relied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rely

Synonyms

15 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • can rely on
  • rely on others
  • can't rely on
  • be relied on
  • rely on his
  • always rely on
  • to rely on
  • can't rely
  • always rely

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rely — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto