"rely upon" meaning in English

See rely upon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: relies upon [present, singular, third-person], relying upon [participle, present], relied upon [participle, past], relied upon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rely upon (third-person singular simple present relies upon, present participle relying upon, simple past and past participle relied upon)
  1. Alternative form of rely on Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rely on
    Sense id: en-rely_upon-en-verb-PfOODjaC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (upon)

Download JSON data for rely upon meaning in English (1.0kB)

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