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verb (used without object), -lied, -ly·ing.
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon): You can rely on her work.
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Relied
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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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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