verb (used without object), re·lied, re·ly·ing.
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon ): You can rely on her work.
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| —vb , -lies, -lying, -lied | |
| 1. | to be dependent (on): he relies on his charm |
| 2. | to have trust or confidence (in): you can rely on us |
| [C14: from Old French relier to fasten together, repair, from Latin religāre to tie back, from | |
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Rely
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
rely
early 14c., "to gather, assemble," from O.Fr. relier "fasten, attach, rally, oblige," from L. religare "fasten, bind fast," from re-, intensive prefix, + ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Sense of "depend, trust" is from 1570s, perhaps via notion of "rally to, fall back on."
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Example sentences
Snakes rely on external heat to regulate their body temperature, and their size depends directly on the climate where they live.
The credit rating agencies, on which investors normally rely to inform them of such risks, were at best useless.
And when natural gas prices shoot up, they let the gas turbines rest and rely on the coal furnaces.
Public hospitals are so overcrowded that people are forced to rely on inaccurate tests dispensed at private labs and clinics.
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