rely
gb/ɹɪlˈaɪ/ us/ɹɪlˈaɪ/
B1
Anglų
~ 1800
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Veiksmažodis
B1
action
1
depend on someone or something
To need someone or something and trust them to help or do what is expected.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to rely on [someone/something]
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rely' with 'relay'; 'rely' means to depend, while 'relay' means to pass something along.
Sinonimai
depend (A close synonym; often interchangeable, though 'depend' can sound slightly more neutral in some contexts.)
|
count on (Slightly more informal; emphasizes personal trust.)
Antonimai
distrust (Opposite in the sense of not trusting or depending on someone/something.)
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avoid (Opposite in the sense of deliberately not depending on someone/something.)
Kolokacijos
rely heavily
|rely entirely
|rely solely
|rely too much
|rely on support
Temos
daily life
|relationships
|trust
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- I rely on my friends for advice.
- Many small businesses rely on local customers.
- You can rely on her to keep a secret.
- Farmers rely on the weather for good crops.
- We rely heavily on technology in our daily lives.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I rely on my sister to help me.
- We rely on the bus to get to school.
- They rely on the shop for food.
- I rely on my phone for the time.
- He relies on his teacher for answers.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
rely
IPA
GB/ɹɪlˈaɪ/
US/ɹɪlˈaɪ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
rely (1 skiemuo)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: rely
- 3rd Person Singular: relies
- Present Participle: relying
- Past: relied
Žodžių šeima
Forms
relies
verb
relying
verb
relied
verb
Core family
Related words
reliant
adjective
reliably
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
unreliable
adjective B2
unreliability
noun
Posakiai
rely on
1/ɹɪlˈaɪ ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
depend on for help or results
To need and trust someone or something to do what you expect.
Pavyzdžiai
- You can always rely on him to be honest.
- We rely on public transport to get to work.
rely upon
1/ɹɪlˈaɪ əpˈɑn/
fixed phrase
formal
formal way to say 'rely on'
A formal way to say you need and trust someone or something to do what you expect.
Pavyzdžiai
- The committee will rely upon the findings of the report.
- Citizens must be able to rely upon the justice system.