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If you can r___ on someone to work well or to behave as you want them to, you can trust them to do this.If you can rely on someone to work well or to behave as you want them to, you can trust them to do this.
I know I can rely on you to sort it out.
The Red Cross are relying on us.
word rely
full-definition
verb
If you rely on someone or something, you need them and depend on them in order to live or work properly.
They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers.
The Association relies on member subscriptions for most of its income.
If you can rely on someone to work well or to behave as you want them to, you can trust them to do this.
I know I can rely on you to sort it out.
The Red Cross are relying on us.
inflections reliesrelyingrelied
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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