rely : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rely	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rely v have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" Synonym(s): trust, swear, rely, bank Antonym(s): distrust, mistrust, suspect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rely \Rely"\ (r?-l?"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relied} (-l?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relying}.] [Pref. re- + lie to rest.] To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in. Go in thy native innocence; rely* On what thou hast of virtue. --Milton. On some fond breast the parting soul relies. --Gray. Syn: To trust; depend; confide; repose.