"rely on" meaning in English

See rely on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: relies on [present, singular, third-person], relying on [participle, present], relied on [participle, past], relied on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rely on (third-person singular simple present relies on, present participle relying on, simple past and past participle relied on)
  1. (transitive) To be confident in. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rely_on-en-verb-yrQOdRP4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 81 19
  2. (transitive) To be dependent upon. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-rely_on-en-verb-sLE9~AkP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bank on, count on, depend (english: on), hang one's hat on, lean on, rely upon, rely on Related terms: reliable, reliance, reliant Coordinate_terms: trust Translations: fidi (Esperanto), se fier à (French), compter sur (French), sich verlassen auf (German), zählen auf (German), 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (trauan) (Gothic), mengandalkan (Indonesian), dóchas a bheith agat as (Irish), iontaoibh a bheith agat as (Irish), téigh i muinín (Irish), osloniti se na (Serbo-Croatian), atenerse a (Spanish), confiar en (Spanish), విశ్వసించు (viśvasiñcu) (Telugu)

Alternative forms

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