Rely on

verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1
To be confident in. transitive
"I know I can rely on you."
2
be dependent on, as for support or maintenance wordnet
3
To be dependent upon. transitive
"The city relies on the subway system."
4
put trust in with confidence wordnet

Synonyms

abut abut on aspire aspire to bank on bank on

Antonyms

mistrust cause discredit to distrust distrusted

Example

"The city relies on the subway system."

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