rely

present singular third person relies · participle present relying · participle past relied · past relied

1. intransitivewith on or upon; formerly also with in; with on or upon; formerly also with inTo trust; to have confidence in.

   Cookieless sessions enable you to take advantage of session state without relying on browser cookies.

   2004, Stephen Walther, ASP.NET unleashed

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   I relied on "George" and "Fred"—the autopilot and the flight director—to fly the airplane while I worked my way through […]

   1993, Flying, volume 120, page 73

   Shepard: You can't rely on anyone. Sounds harsh, but it's true. Shepard: It comes down to doing what you think is right--and damn everyone else.

   2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel, Huerta Memorial Hospital, Visiting Ashley

   Hodgson also has Wayne Rooney to call on once he has served a two-match suspension at the start of the tournament - and it is abundantly clear England will rely as heavily as ever on his ability to shape the outcome of important games.

   2012 May 26, Phil McNulty, “Norway 0-1 England”, in BBC Sport

   A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.

   2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly)

2. intransitivewith on or uponTo depend; to be dependent upon.

   The city relies on the subway system.

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   […] recall that birds that rely more on their legs for foraging tend to rely less on their wings, and vice versa.

   2018, Michael L. Morrison, Amanda D. Rodewald, Gary Voelker, “Flight and Locomotion”, in Ornithology: Foundation, Analysis, and Application, page 299

3. intransitivewith on or uponTo be intellectually contingent from; to stem from.

   Parts I and IV of the Court's opinion, and Part III except insofar as it relies upon legislative history

   1989, Antonin Scalia, Jett v. Dallas Independent School District

4. obsoletetransitiveTo fasten, fix, attach

   Therefore [they] must needs relye their faithe upon the sillie Ministers faithlesse fidelitie.

5. obsoletetransitiveTo bring together again; to rally.

   Petrius, that was a noble knyght, and bolde and hardy, relied his peple a-boute hym,