rely on

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rely (up)on someone or something

to depend on someone or something; to trust in someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) I know I can rely upon you to do a good job. Can we rely on this old car to get us there?

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You may rely on my writing, after my arrival in Scot-land, by the first post. No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context Take courage, sir; but at the same time rely on our royal gratitude. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context For my own part, I do not hesitate to say that, notwithstanding all the evidence produced against her, I believe and rely on her perfect innocence. Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary View in context			relate to related to relation relative to relax relax hold on relax into relay to release release from release to relegate to reliance on relief relieve relieve of relieve one of duties relieve oneself religion religious about doing relinquish relinquish over relinquish to relocate in reluctant to do rely on remain remain at some place remain away remain behind remain down remain in remain on remain together remain under remain up remain within remand to the custody of remark remark on remedy remember remember as remember in will Remember me to remember to Remember to write remind remind about remind of reminisce			Reluctant to take risks reluctantly reluctantly Reluctate Reluctate Reluctation relucted relucted relucting relucting reluctivity reluctivity relucts relucts RELUG RELUKCA relume relume relumed relumed relumes relumes Relumine reluming reluming RELW rely rely rely rely rely on rely on fortune Rely on God Rely on Your Beliefs rely upon rely upon Rely-Guarantee relying relying relying on relying party Relying Party Agreement relying upon relyric REM REM REM REM REM (disambiguation) REM (disambiguation) REM (disambiguation) rem administrare rem amittere rem attingere REM behavior disorder rem bene rem concedere REM Cycle REM Cycle REM dream REM dream

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