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Rɪˈlaɪ Rely Verb Word Noun Sense Online Sound

Word3 rely
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /rɪˈlaɪ/ /rɪˈlaɪ/
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rely

(verb)/rɪˈlaɪ/ /rɪˈlaɪ/

    Word Family

    • rely verb
    • reliable adjective (≠ unreliable)
    • reliably adverb
    • reliability noun (≠ unreliability)
    • reliance noun

    Verb Forms

    Word Origin

    • Middle 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’.
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