rely B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #4638 Meanings 1 verb To depend on or trust someone or something to do what you need. You can rely on her to finish the job on time. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to depend on or trust... dependcountlean Word family Forms reliedreliesrelying Common collocations rely on Verb + preposition/particle Etymology AI details From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo. *leyǵ- Proto-Indo-European relien Middle English relier Old French religo Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rely **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 4638 ## Meanings 1. To depend on or trust someone or something to do what you need. ## Examples - You can rely on her to finish the job on time. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *leyǵ- - Root: relien - Root: relier - Root: religo ## Etymology From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo. ## AI Etymology Rely comes from Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo. Modern senses include to depend on or trust someone or something to do what you need.. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown