intransitive verb. To be dependent for support, help, or supply.

intransitive verb. To place or have faith or confidence.

To fasten; fix; attach.

To bring together again; assemble again; rally.

To polish.

To attach one's faith to a person or thing; fix one's confidence; rest with confidence, as upon the veracity, integrity, or ability of another, or upon the certainty of facts or of evidence; have confidence; trust; depend: used with on or upon, formerly also with in and to. Compare reliable.

To assemble again; rally.

To rest, in a physical sense; recline; lean.

intransitive verb. To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in.

verb. To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; — with on, formerly also with in.

verb. have confidence or faith in

"That's great, until it becomes apparent that "rely" is exactly what they are doing."

reliable  rely on  rely upon  

Ai  Alai  Ally  Bi  Bligh  

await  bank  bank  bank on  bet on  

relied  

relied  relies  relying