rely

rely
rely [ri lī′]
vi.
relied, relying [ME relien, to rally < OFr relier < L religare: see RELIGION]
1. to have confidence; trust [you can rely on their willingness to help]
2. to look to for support or aid; depend: Used with on or upon
SYN.- to RELY ( on or upon) a person or thing is to have confidence, usually on the basis of past experience, that what is expected will be done [she can be relied on to keep the secret ]; to TRUST is to have complete faith or assurance that one will not be let down by another [to trust in God ]; to DEPEND ( on or upon) a person or thing is to be assured of support or aid from that person or thing [he can depend on his wife for sympathy ]; to COUNT1 ( on) or, colloquially, to RECKON ( on) something is to consider it in one's calculations as certain [they counted, or reckoned, on my going ]; to BANK1 ( on), a colloquial term, is to have confidence like that of one who is willing to risk money on something [don't bank on their help ]

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