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re·ly
(rĭ-lī′)intr.v. re·lied, re·ly·ing, re·lies
1. To be dependent for support, help, or supply: relies on her parents for tuition.
2. To place or have faith or confidence: relied on them to tell him the truth.
[Middle English relien, to rally, from Old French relier, from Latin religāre, to bind fast : re-, re- + ligāre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]
re·li′er n.
Synonyms: rely, depend, trust
These verbs share the meaning to place or have faith or confidence in someone or something: He relies on his parents for support. Our theater group depends on volunteers to act as ushers. I trust my sister's advice.
These verbs share the meaning to place or have faith or confidence in someone or something: He relies on his parents for support. Our theater group depends on volunteers to act as ushers. I trust my sister's advice.
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rely
(rɪˈlaɪ)vb (intr; foll by on or upon) , -lies, -lying or -lied
1. to be dependent (on): he relies on his charm.
2. to have trust or confidence (in): you can rely on us.
[C14: from Old French relier to fasten together, repair, from Latin religāre to tie back, from re- + ligāre to tie]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•ly
(rɪˈlaɪ)v.i. -lied, -ly•ing.
to depend confidently; put trust in (usu. fol. by on or upon): Can I rely on your support?
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French relier < Latin religāre to bind fast, hold firmly. See re-, ligament]
re•li′er, n.
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rely
Past participle: relied
Gerund: relying
| Imperative |
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| rely |
| rely |
| Present |
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| I rely |
| you rely |
| he/she/it relies |
| we rely |
| you rely |
| they rely |
| Preterite |
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| I relied |
| you relied |
| he/she/it relied |
| we relied |
| you relied |
| they relied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am relying |
| you are relying |
| he/she/it is relying |
| we are relying |
| you are relying |
| they are relying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have relied |
| you have relied |
| he/she/it has relied |
| we have relied |
| you have relied |
| they have relied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was relying |
| you were relying |
| he/she/it was relying |
| we were relying |
| you were relying |
| they were relying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had relied |
| you had relied |
| he/she/it had relied |
| we had relied |
| you had relied |
| they had relied |
| Future |
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| I will rely |
| you will rely |
| he/she/it will rely |
| we will rely |
| you will rely |
| they will rely |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have relied |
| you will have relied |
| he/she/it will have relied |
| we will have relied |
| you will have relied |
| they will have relied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be relying |
| you will be relying |
| he/she/it will be relying |
| we will be relying |
| you will be relying |
| they will be relying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been relying |
| you have been relying |
| he/she/it has been relying |
| we have been relying |
| you have been relying |
| they have been relying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been relying |
| you will have been relying |
| he/she/it will have been relying |
| we will have been relying |
| you will have been relying |
| they will have been relying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been relying |
| you had been relying |
| he/she/it had been relying |
| we had been relying |
| you had been relying |
| they had been relying |
| Conditional |
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| I would rely |
| you would rely |
| he/she/it would rely |
| we would rely |
| you would rely |
| they would rely |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have relied |
| you would have relied |
| he/she/it would have relied |
| we would have relied |
| you would have relied |
| they would have relied |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. [画像:rely - have confidence or faith in]rely - 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"
believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
credit - have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
lean - rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
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Translations
يَثِق، يَعْتَمِديَعْتَمِد على
počítatspoléhatspoléhat na
stole på
luottaa
bízikszámít
reiîa sig átreysta
būt atkarīgampaļautiesticēt
zanesti se
güvenmek itimat etmek
rely
[rɪˈlaɪ] VI to rely (up)on sth/sb (= depend on) → depender de algo/algn; (= count on) → contar con algo/algn; (= trust) → confiar en algo/algn, fiarse de algo/algnhe had gradually come to rely on her → había llegado poco a poco a depender de ella
can we rely on your help? → ¿podemos contar con tu ayuda?
she'll come, you can rely upon it → vendrá, con eso puedes contar, vendrá, cuenta con ello
you can't rely on the trains/the weather → no se puede uno fiar de los trenes/del tiempo
to rely (up)on sth/sb for sth → depender de algo/algn para algo
the island relies on tourism for its income → la isla depende del turismo como fuente de ingresos
to rely (up)on sth/sb to do sth: we are relying on you to do it → contamos con usted para hacerlo
you can rely on him to be late → puedes tener por seguro or ten por seguro que va a llegar tarde
can I rely on you to behave? → ¿puedo confiar en que te vas a comportar?, ¿puedo fiarme de que te vas a comportar?
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rely
[rɪˈlaɪ] vi
(= be dependent) to rely on sth → dépendre de qch
We're relying on good weather → Nous dépendons du temps.
We're relying on good weather → Nous dépendons du temps.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rely
vi to rely (up)on somebody/something → sich auf jdn/etw verlassen ; (= be dependent on) → auf jdn/etw angewiesen sein; she relied on the trains being on time → sie verließ sich darauf, dass die Züge pünktlich waren; I rely on him for my income → ich bin finanziell auf ihn angewiesen ; you can rely (up)on my help or on me to help you → du kannst dich darauf verlassen, dass ich dir helfe ; she is not to be relied upon → man kann sich nicht auf sie verlassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rely
[rɪˈlaɪ] vi to rely on sb/sth (count on) → contare su qn/qc; (be dependent on) → dipendere da qn/qcyou can rely on my discretion → puoi fidarti della mia discrezione
you can't rely on the trains → non si può fare affidamento sui treni
she relies on him for financial support → dipende da lui finanziariamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rely
(rəˈlai) : rely on verb1. to depend on or need. The people on the island relied on the supplies that were brought from the mainland; I am relying on you to help me. maak staat يَعْتَمِد على разчитам contar com spoléhat na sich verlassen auf være afhængig af βασίζομαι, υπολογίζω contar con toetuma متی بودن؛ وابسته بودن riippua compter sur לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי विश्वास करना uzdati se u, osloniti se na számít vkire, vmire tergantung reiða sig á contare su* 頼る 의지하다 priklausyti būt atkarīgam; paļauties bergantung vertrouwen op, zich verlaten op stole på, være avhengig av zdać się na زړه تړل.تكبه كول،اعتيار كول،باوركول contar com a conta pe зависеть spoliehať sa na zanašati se osloniti se vara beroende av อาศัย güvenmek, itimat etmek 依靠,仰賴 покладатися بھروسہ کرنا phụ thuộc 依靠
2. to trust (someone) to do something; to be certain that (something will happen). Can he rely on him to keep a secret?; He can be relied on; That is what will probably happen, but we can't rely on it. vertrou يَثِق، يَعْتَمِد разчитам confiar počítat (s) vertrauen auf stole på εμπιστεύομαι, βασίζομαι σε κπ. confiar en, contar con lootma اعتماد کردن luottaa compter sur לִסמוֹך עַל- निर्भर करना pouzdati se (meg)bízik vkiben, vmiben mempercayai treysta contare su* 当てにする 믿다 pasitikėti paļauties; ticēt mempercayai vertrouwen op, rekenen op stole på polegać اعتماد کول confiar a conta pe; a se baza pe полагаться; доверять počítať (s) zanesti se pouzdati se lita på เชื่อใจ güvenmek, itimat etmek 信賴, 信任 довіряти انحصار کرنا tin tưởng 信赖, 信任
reˈliable (-ˈlai-) adjective (negative unreliable) able to be trusted. Is he reliable?; Is this information reliable? betroubaar مَوْثوق بِه، يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْهِ надежден de confiança spolehlivý zuverlässig pålidelig αξιόπιστος fiable, de confianza usaldatav قابل اطمینان luotettava fiable אמין विश्वास योग्य pouzdan, pouzdana osoba megbízható bisa dipercaya áreiðanlegur affidabile 信頼できる 믿을 수 있는 patikimas uzticams; drošs boleh dipercayai betrouwbaar pålitelig, til å stole på godny zaufania, rzetelny دويساوړ، داعتمادوړ دډاډوړ، اعتبارى، باورى de confiança de încredere; sigur надёжный; достоверный spoľahlivý zanesljiv pouzdan pålitlig เชื่อถือได้ güvenilir 可信賴的 надійний; достовірний قابل اعتبار có thể tin tưởng 可信赖的
reˌliaˈbility noun betroubaarheid إعْتِمادِيَّه، وُثوقِيَّه надеждност confiança spolehlivost die Zuverlässigkeit pålidelighed αξιοπιστία fiabilidad usaldatavus اعتبار؛ قابلیت اطمینان luotettavuus sérieux אמינות विश्वसनीयता pouzdanost megbízhatóság sifat bisa dipercaya áreiðanleiki affidabilità 信頼性 신뢰성 patikimumas uzticamība; paļāvība kebenaran betrouwbaarheid pålitelighet niezawodność, rzetelność ډاډه توب، باورى توب confiança trăinicie; siguranţă надежность; достоверность spoľahlivosť zanesljivost pouzdanost pålitlighet ความเชื่อถือ güvenilirlik 可靠性 надійність; достовірність اعتماد sự đáng tin tưởng 可靠性
reˈliably (-ˈlai-) adverb from a reliable source; by a reliable person. I am reliably informed that the Prime Minister is going to resign. betroubaar بصورةٍ موثوقَه надеждно confiantemente spolehlivě zuverlässig pålideligt; fra en pålidelig kilde από αξιόπιστη πηγή por una fuente fiable, por medios fiables usaldusväärselt به طور قابل اعتماد luotettavasti de source sûre מִמָקור מְהֵימַן विश्वासपूर्वक, विश्वस्त रीति से pouzdano megbízható forrásból dari sumber yang dipercaya eftir áreiðanlegum heimildum (da fonte sicura) 確かに 신뢰할 수 있게 patikimai ticami; droši dari sumber yang boleh dipercayai betrouwbaar fra pålitelig hold wiarogodnie په اعتماد، په ډاډه زړه seguramente din sursă sigură достоверно spoľahlivý zanesljivo pouzdano tillförlitligt, vederhäftigt จากแหล่งที่เชื่อถือได้ emin olarak 可靠地 надійно قابل اعتماد طریقے سے đáng tin cậy 可靠地
reˈliance (-ˈlai-) nouna country's reliance on aid from other countries; a child's reliance on its mother. afhanklikheid إعْتِماد، ثِقَه упование dependência spoléhání das Vertrauen afhængighed εξάρτηση dependencia sõltuvus اعتماد؛ دلگرمی riippuvaisuus dépendance תלות जिस पर विश्वास किया जाए, निर्भर किया जाए, निर्भरता pouzdanje, oslonac bizalom ketergantungan það að vera háður/reiða sig á dipendenza, affidamento たより 의존 priklausomybė paļaušanās (uz kaut ko) kebergantungan afhankelijkheid avhengighet poleganie, zaufanie باور، اعتبار، تكيه، ويسا، ډاډ dependência sprijin доверие spoliehanie sa (na) odvisnost oslanjanje tillit, förtröstan ความพึ่งพา bağımlılık 依靠,仰賴 довіра, впевненість آسرا sự nhờ cậy 依靠
reˈliant adjective afhanklik واثِق، مُعْتَمِد على доверчив dependente odkázaný, spoléhající se vertrauensvoll afhængig εξαρτώμενος dependiente sõltuv متکی؛ اعتماد کننده riippuvainen dépendant, confiant תלוי भरोसा करने वाला koji se uzda (oslanja) bizalommal levő tergantung háður, sem reiðir sig á e-ð/e-n dipendente, fiducioso 信頼している 의지하고 있는 priklausomas paļāvīgs bergantung afhankelijk avhengig ufny متکی dependente bazat pe уверенный; зависимый odkázaný, spoliehajúci sa odvisen zavisan tillits-, förtröstansfull น่าเชื่อถือ bağımlı, muhtaç 依靠的 упевнений پُر اعتماد đáng tin cậy 依靠的
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rely
v. depender, contar con, confiar en.
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