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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. put trust in with confidence;
- Example: "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"
- Example: "you can rely on his discretion"
[syn: depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon]

2. be dependent on, as for support or maintenance;
- Example: "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"
[syn: depend on, rely on]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rely on
    v 1: put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can
         really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his
         discretion" [syn: depend on, depend upon, rely on,
         rely upon]
    2: be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly
       parents often depend on their adult children" [syn: depend
       on, rely on]