rely
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/rɪˈlaɪ/
/rɪˈlaɪ/
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French relier ‘bind together’, from Latin religare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + ligare ‘bind’. The original sense was ‘gather together’, later ‘turn to, associate with’, which led to the sense ‘depend upon with confidence’.
Word Family
- rely verb
- reliable adjective (≠ unreliable)
- reliably adverb
- reliability noun (≠ unreliability)
- reliance noun
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they rely | /rɪˈlaɪ/ /rɪˈlaɪ/ |
| he / she / it relies | /rɪˈlaɪz/ /rɪˈlaɪz/ |
| past simple relied | /rɪˈlaɪd/ /rɪˈlaɪd/ |
| past participle relied | /rɪˈlaɪd/ /rɪˈlaɪd/ |
| -ing form relying | /rɪˈlaɪɪŋ/ /rɪˈlaɪɪŋ/ |