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rely on

verb

1 rely on

Put trust in with confidence:
— She is someone you can really rely on when times get rough.
— You can rely on his discretion.

synonyms: depend on, depend upon, rely upon.

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, ... show more

2 rely on

Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance.

synonym: depend on.


Moby thesaurus: abut on, aspire to, bank on, be based on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, bet on, calculate on, confide, confide in, count on, deem trustworthy, depend on, desire, expect, feel confident, gamble on, harbor the hope, hope ... show more.

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