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Definition of rely
relied
;relying
intransitive verb
1 : to be dependent the system on which we rely for water
2 : to have confidence based on experience someone you can rely on
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Examples of rely in a Sentence
rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives
Recent Examples of rely from the Web
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In a state like Alabama, that resisted integrating its public schools until the late 1960s and early 1970s, and that so heavily relies on local tax collections to minimally fund its schools, that is a loaded question.
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The Post database relies on local news coverage, public records and social-media reports to identify fatal shootings by police.
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Instead, these firms are relying on outside data such as credit activity, property deeds, college-attendee records, liens, evictions and other public information to give them a sense of...
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It was later revealed that Flynn had convinced the U.S. government to halt an attack against the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa that would have relied heavily on Kurdish forces, a maneuver strongly opposed to Turkish interests at the time.
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Support for cheaper LCD screens—which appear pretty much the same to the average phone-haver but rely on different and cheaper tech—is expected to come a little later.
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The biggest mistake the Ossoff campaign made was relying too heavily on the notion that there were Republican voters in that district that could be broken off from their party.
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To combat this pandemic, psychiatrists have relied on the familiar alphabet soup of pills: SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, TCAs.
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U of L relied heavily on the bottom half of its lineup through the end of the regular season and into the postseason.
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Origin and Etymology of rely
Middle English relien to rally, from Anglo-French relier to retie, gather, rally, from Latin religare to tie out of the way, from re- + ligare to tie — more at ligature
RELY Defined for Kids
rely
playDefinition of rely for Students
relied
;relying
: to trust in or depend on I rely on my family to help me out.
Law Dictionary
rely
Legal Definition of rely
relied
relying
: to depend with confidence : place faith
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