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Meanings of
rely on
in English
Portuguese
depender
Catalan
dependre
Spanish
depender
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Put trust in with confidence.
depend on
depend upon
rely upon
Portuguese
depender
To have confidence or faith in.
bank
trust
swear
rely
confide
count on
Synonyms
Examples for "
depend on
"
depend on
depend upon
rely upon
Examples for "
depend on
"
1
China's new climate-related insurance services, however, often
depend
on
heavy government subsidies.
2
Strong future growth in emerging market economies will
depend
on
deeper reform.
3
The answer may
depend
on
who funds the research asking the question.
4
Housing prices
depend
on
the economy and the health of the consumer.
5
What is going to happen to the jobs that
depend
on
Europe?
1
Future recovery will largely
depend
upon
well performance, the Houston-based company said.
2
This must
depend
upon
wise organisation and control in the country concerned.
3
The appropriations
depend
upon
the realization of the importance of the work.
4
The lives of all the Americans in Mexico may
depend
upon
his.
5
She couldn't
depend
upon
outside help to rescue her and her friends.
1
Therefore, many trauma trainees
rely
upon
limited, unstructured feedback on their performance.
2
She had given proof of her zeal; I could
rely
upon
it.
3
After all, what kind of future traveler would
rely
upon
fossil fuels?
4
Having nothing else to
rely
upon
,
I remained in despair and misery.
5
This is an excellent plant and one that I can
rely
upon
.
Usage of
rely on
in English
1
Good luck if you want to
rely
on
the public health system.
2
Our plan will continue to guarantee the essential services Australians
rely
on
.
3
Many of the techniques that
rely
on
food additives originated in Europe.
4
That's why we
rely
on
the abuse report system at the moment.
5
However, given the degree of decomposition, police would
rely
on
family photos.
6
And the government can't just
rely
on
the economy delivering solid growth.
7
Some US businesses that
rely
on
the imported products are also concerned.
8
Still, most top Fed officials continue to
rely
on
more traditional means.
9
Tomorrow we need technicians; we don't want to
rely
on
the outside.
10
He said the company would
rely
on
gas-fired power during the transition.
11
You have great power, but you must not
rely
on
strength alone.
12
Chinese authorities want foreign banks to
rely
on
local sources of funding.
13
The tribes were forced to
rely
on
food from the US government.
14
Currently, they must
rely
on
significant funding from outside sources to succeed.
15
Many low-income families
rely
on
these special offers, especially in recessionary times.
16
Recalling Fiona's words, however, I was determined not to
rely
on
it.
Other examples for "rely on"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
rely
on
rely
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
rely on
Portuguese
depender
Catalan
dependre
Spanish
depender
Rely on
through the time
Rely on
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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