verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɹɪˈlaɪ/
rhymes with -aɪ
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 L AY1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 L AY1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: with on or upon; formerly also with in; with on or upon; formerly also with in
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
have confidence or faith in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We can trust in God
Rely on your friends
bank on your good education
I swear by my grandmother's recipes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trust, swear, bank
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: believe
Narrower terms: credit, lean, count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
History
Etymology
From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Southern Altai:
иженер
(ižener)
— rest with confidence
Arabic:
اِعْتَمَدَ
(iʕtamada)
— rest with confidence
Azerbaijani:
bel bağlamaq
— rest with confidence
Azerbaijani:
güvənmək
— rest with confidence
Azerbaijani:
arxalanmaq
— rest with confidence
Bashkir:
ышаныу
(ışanıw)
— rest with confidence
Bulgarian:
разчи́там
(razčítam)
— rest with confidence
Bulgarian:
осланям се
(oslanjam se)
— rest with confidence
Catalan:
comptar amb
— rest with confidence
Cebuano:
salig
— rest with confidence
Chinese Mandarin:
依賴 /依赖
(yīlài)
— rest with confidence
Chinese Mandarin:
依靠
(yīkào)
— rest with confidence
Czech:
spoléhat
— rest with confidence
Dutch:
rekenen op
— rest with confidence
Finnish:
luottaa
— rest with confidence
French:
compter sur
— rest with confidence
German:
sich verlassen
— rest with confidence
German:
vertrauen
— rest with confidence
German:
abhängen
— rest with confidence
Hungarian:
bízik
— rest with confidence
Hungarian:
megbízik
— rest with confidence
Hungarian:
épít
— rest with confidence
Hungarian:
számít
— rest with confidence
Hungarian:
hagyatkozik
— rest with confidence
Irish:
bí ag brath ar
— rest with confidence
Irish:
cuir muinín i
— rest with confidence
Irish:
muinín a bheith agat as
— rest with confidence
Italian:
fare affidamento
— rest with confidence
Italian:
basarsi
— rest with confidence
Japanese:
頼る
(tayoru)
— rest with confidence
Japanese:
あてにする
(ate-ni suru)
— rest with confidence
Japanese:
頼む
(tanomu)
— rest with confidence
Korean:
의지(依支)하다
(uijihada)
— rest with confidence
Manchu:
ᠠᡴᡩᠠᠮᠪᡳ
(akdambi)
— rest with confidence
Māori:
whakamanawa
— rest with confidence
Māori:
whirinaki
— rest with confidence
Māori:
whakawhirinaki
— rest with confidence
Norwegian:
lite på
— rest with confidence
Polish:
polegać na
— rest with confidence
Polish:
polegać
— rest with confidence
Portuguese:
contar com
— rest with confidence
Russian:
полага́ться
(polagátʹsja)
— rest with confidence
Russian:
положи́ться
— rest with confidence
Russian:
рассчи́тывать
(rassčítyvatʹ)
— rest with confidence
Slovak:
spoliehať sa
— rest with confidence
Slovak:
opierať sa
— rest with confidence
Spanish:
atenerse
— rest with confidence
Swedish:
lita på
— rest with confidence
Ukrainian:
поклада́тися
(pokladátysja)
— rest with confidence
Ukrainian:
розрахо́вувати
(rozraxóvuvaty)
— rest with confidence
