What does rely mean?
Rely = depend on
Rely is a lot like the word depend. If you rely on someone for help, you also depend on them. But rely is even more powerful! When you rely on someone, you depend on them with full trust or confidence.
It also could mean "be dependent on".
Examples:
Your concern is touching, but I know I can rely on my friends. (I can depend on my friends, I fully trust them).
Many individuals rely on sleeping medications to sustain a good night's sleep. (They are dependent on sleeping medications).
So...
Who can you rely on?
and...
What do you rely on?
"Rely" is a common word in English that will help you to communicate an important idea to others!
When someone says they "rely" on you, that means that they trust you, confide in you, and have complete confidence in you! This is a great way to express trust and confidence. Instead of saying, "I trust and confide in you", you can more simply say, "I rely on you!"
To "rely" on someone or something shows its importance.
If we say that "the employees rely on the skills of the manager", then we know that the manager is very important! Without the manager, the employees do not have the confidence that they need to perform their jobs well.
If we say "The man relies on his wife to prepare his tea every morning", then we know that she always has a cup of tea ready for him.
Example sentences using the word "rely".
I rely on you to tell me the truth about the situation when everyone else lies to me.
The baby relies on his mother to protect him and feed him.
The company will rely on its investors to provide the money to start a new store.
Using "rely" in speaking and writing shows good understanding of the English language.
Using the words "She relies on him" is another great way to say "she trusts him completely". The more words you can learn to communicate a concept, the more interesting your writing and speaking will be!
To rely is to have confidence in something.
Rely is a lot like the word depend.
If you rely on someone for help, you also depend on him/her. But rely is even more powerful! When you rely on someone, you have total faith and trust that he/she will come through.
Examples:
You might rely on staying in bed to make you feel better and rely on your friends to tell you everything you missed when you were sick.
She understands that when push comes to shove, literally or otherwise, that she must rely on other people being good and doing the right thing.
We are to stand, facing away from our classmates, and fall backward, relying on another student to catch us.
"rely" means to "depend" on something.
We rely on the profit of the company.
the adjective "reliable" (trust-able/trustworthy) derives from "rely"
She is a reliable person, you can rely on her.
second meaning
Also, it means "trust" to someone or something.
I rely on you for that.
You can rely on us.
We rely on the profit of the company.
She is a reliable person, you can rely on her.