rely+upon
11rely on/upon — [phrasal verb] 1 rely on/upon (someone or something) 1 a : to need (someone or something) for support, help, etc. : to depend on (someone or something) My mother relied on me for financial support. They rely on a well for all their water. She… …
12rely — [ri lī′] vi. relied, relying [ME relien, to rally < OFr relier < L religare: see RELIGION] 1. to have confidence; trust [you can rely on their willingness to help] 2. to look to for support or aid; depend: Used with on or upon SYN. to RELY… …
13rely — re·ly vi re·lied, re·ly·ing: to depend with confidence: place faith Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. rely …
14rely — ► VERB (relies, relied) (rely on/upon) 1) depend on with full trust. 2) be dependent on. ORIGIN originally in the sense «gather together», later «turn to»: from Old French relier bind together , from Latin religare …
15upon the words offhandedly spoken — upon words spoken casually or carelessly, offhand Upon the words offhandedly spoken by a lover we often rely, only to feel the sweetness of their promise disappear …
16rely — re|ly W2S2 [rıˈlaı] v past tense and past participle relied present participle relying third person singular relies rely on/upon / [rely on/upon sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: relier, from Latin religare to tie back ] …
17rely — verb PHRASAL VERB rely on/upon sb/sth 1 need sb/sth ADVERB ▪ heavily, a lot, strongly ▪ countries that rely heavily on food aid ▪ …
18rely — [[t]rɪla͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ relies, relying, relied 1) VERB If you rely on someone or something, you need them and depend on them in order to live or work properly. [V on/upon n] They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers... [V… …
19rely — v. (d; intr.) to rely on, upon (to rely on smb. for advice) * * * [rɪ laɪ] upon (to rely on smb. for advice) (d; intr.) to rely on …
20rely — /rI laI/ verb rely on/upon sb/sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to trust someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do: rely on sb/sth to do sth: I think we can rely on Derek not to tell anyone. | rely on sb/sth doing sth: You can t just… …
