What is the meaning of RELY. Phrases containing RELY
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n.
To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.
n.
Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance.
v. t.
To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
imp. & p. p.
of Rely
n.
To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
v. i.
To reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Rely
v. i.
To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; -- with on, upon, or against.
v. i.
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.
v. t.
To feel absence of trust in; not to confide in or rely upon; to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to be suspicious of; to mistrust.
a.
Relying on experiment or experience.
v. i.
To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the principles of rationalism.
adv.
Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.
v. i.
To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
v. i.
To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others.
n.
That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him.
a.
Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent.
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Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on one's judgment or ability; self-reliant.
prep.
Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse.
n.
The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.
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