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verbPHRASAL VERBrely on/upon sb/sth1 need sb/sthADVERB▪ heavily, a lot, strongly▪
countries that rely heavily on food aid
▪ completely, entirely, exclusively, solely▪I advise you to think rationally and not to rely solely on your intuition
▪ increasingly▪ largely, mainly, mostly, primarily▪ traditionally▪ typicallyVERB + RELY ON/UPON▪ be forced to, have to, must▪people who are forced to rely on public transport/transportation
▪ tend toPREPOSITION▪ for▪They relied entirely on these few weapons for their defence.
2 trust sb/sthADVERB▪ safely▪You can safely rely on the report's conclusions.
▪ simply▪Most historians simply rely on archives.
▪ generally▪I generally rely on instinct when pairing wine and food.
VERB + RELY ON/UPON▪ can▪Who can you rely on these days?
▪You can always rely on Holly to say the wrong thing.
▪The party could no longer rely on its traditional supporters.
PREPOSITION▪ for▪I couldn't rely on John for information.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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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… … English World dictionary
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rely on — index confide (trust), rely, trust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rely — ► VERB (relies, relied) (rely on/upon) 1) depend on with full trust. 2) be dependent on. ORIGIN originally in the sense «gather together», later «turn to»: from Old French relier bind together , from Latin religare … English terms dictionary
rely — (v.) early 14c., to gather, assemble, from O.Fr. relier fasten, attach, rally, oblige, from L. religare fasten, bind fast, from re , intensive prefix, + ligare to bind (see LIGAMENT (Cf. ligament)). Sense of depend, trust is from 1570s, perhaps… … Etymology dictionary
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