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rely
verb
-
rely
,
relying
,
relies
,
relied
To
depend
on
someone
or
something
with
trust
or
confidence
.
•
I
rely
on
my
best
friend
when
I
need
honest
advice
.
I
rely
on
my
best
friend
when
I
need
honest
advice
.
•
Farmers
rely
on
the
summer
rains
to
water
their
crops
.
Farmers
rely
on
the
summer
rains
to
water
their
crops
.
Late
14th-century
,
from
Old
French
“
relier
”
meaning
“
to
assemble
,
fasten
”,
which
came
from
Latin
“
religare
” (
to
bind
fast
).
Sense
shifted
to
“
trust
in
”
by
the
16th
century
.
