lean upon
verb
Roget 749:
be subject
etc.
adj.;
be at the mercy of,
lie at the mercy of;
depend upon,
lean upon,
hang upon;
fall a prey to,
fall under;
play second fiddle.
be a mere machine,
be a puppet,
be a football;
not dare to say one's soul is his own;
drag a chain.
serve
etc.
746;
obey
etc.
743;
submit
etc.
725.
break in,
tame;
subject,
subjugate;
master
etc.
731;
tread down,
tread under foot;
weigh down;
drag at one's chariot wheels;
reduce to subjection,
reduce to slavery;
enthrall,
inthrall†,
bethrall†;
enslave,
lead captive;
take into custody
etc.
(restrain)
751;
rule
etc.
737;
drive into a corner,
hold at the sword's point;
keep under;
hold in bondage,
hold in leading strings,
hold in swaddling clothes.
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Roget 858:
hope,
trust,
confide,
rely on,
put one's trust in;
lean upon;
pin one's hope upon,
pin one's faith upon
etc.
(believe)
484.
feel hope,
entertain hope,
harbor hope,
indulge hope,
cherish hope,
feed hope,
foster hope,
nourish hope,
encourage hope,
cling to hope,
live in hope,
etc.
n.;
see land;
feel assured,
rest assured,
feel confident,
rest confident
etc.
adj..
presume;
promise oneself;
expect
etc.
(look forward to)
507.
hope for
etc.
(desire)
865;
anticipate.
be hopeful
etc.
adj.;
look on the bright side of,
view on the sunny side,
voir en couleur de rose [Fr.],
make the best of it,
hope for the best;
put a good face upon,
put a bold face upon,
put the best face upon;
keep one's spirits up;
take heart,
take heart of grace;
be of good heart,
be of good cheer;
flatter oneself,
lay the flattering unction to one's soul,"
catch at a straw,
[Hamlet],
hope against hope,
reckon one's chickens before they are reckon one's chickens before they are hatched,
count one's chickens before they are hatched.
[cause hope]
give hope,
inspire hope,
raise hope,
hold out hope
etc.
n.;
promise,
bid fair,
augur well,
be in a fair way,
look up,
flatter,
tell a flattering tale;
raise expectations
(sentient subject);
encourage,
cheer,
assure,
reassure,
buoy up,
embolden.
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Roget 484:
believe,
credit;
give faith to,
give credit to,
credence to;
see,
realize;
assume,
receive;
set down for,
take for;
have it,
take it;
consider,
esteem,
presume.
count upon,
depend upon,
calculate upon,
pin one's faith upon,
reckon upon,
lean upon,
build upon,
rely upon,
rest upon;
lay one's account for;
make sure of.
make oneself easy about,
on that score;
take on trust,
take on credit;
take for granted,
take for gospel;
allow some weight to,
attach some weight to.
know,
know for certain;
have know,
make no doubt;
doubt not;
be,
rest assured
etc.
adj.;
persuade oneself,
assure oneself,
satisfy oneself;
make up one's mind.
give one credit for;
confide in,
believe in,
put one's trust in;
place in,
repose in,
implicit confidence in;
take one's word for,
at one's word;
place reliance on,
rely upon,
swear by,
regard to.
think,
hold;
take,
take it;
opine,
be of opinion,
conceive,
trow†,
ween†,
fancy,
apprehend;
have it,
hold a belief,
possess,
entertain a belief,
adopt a belief,
imbibe a belief,
embrace a belief,
get hold of a belief,
hazard,
foster,
nurture a belief,
cherish a belief,
have an opinion,
hold an opinion,
possess,
entertain an opinion,
adopt an opinion,
imbibe an opinion,
embrace an opinion,
get hold of an opinion,
hazard an opinion,
foster an opinion,
nurture an opinion,
cherish an opinion
etc.
n..
view as,
consider as,
take as,
hold as,
conceive as,
regard as,
esteem as,
deem as,
look upon as,
account as,
set down as;
surmise
etc.
514.
get it into one's head,
take it into one's head;
come round to an opinion;
swallow
etc.
(credulity)
486.
cause to be believed
etc.
v.;
satisfy,
persuade,
have the ear of,
gain the confidence of,
assure;
convince,
convict†,
convert;
wean,
bring round;
bring over,
win over;
indoctrinate
etc.
(teach)
537;
cram down the throat;
produce conviction,
carry conviction;
bring home to,
drive home to.
go down,
find credence,
pass current;
be received
etc.
v.,
be current
etc.
adj.;
possess,
take hold of,
take possession of the mind.
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