Past tense of rely
regular verb
The past tense of rely is relied. The past participle is also relied.
Forms of rely
| Base form (V1) | rely /ɹɪˈlaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | relied |
| Past participle (V3) | relied |
| Present participle | relying |
| Third person singular | relies |
Relied in a sentence
- Petrius, that was a noble knyght, and bolde and hardy, relied his peple a-boute hym,
- The U.S. often relied on fixed elections to keep anti-communist dictatorships in power.From the entry fixed
- The properties formerly relied on a well, but are now connected to the mains water supply.From the entry mains
- The law firm relied heavily on Charlotte as its main rainmaker to bring in new clients.From the entry rainmaker
- The confirmation of the theory relied on evidence from the micrometazoan elements of the fossile record.From the entry micrometazoan
Meaning of rely
- verb To trust; to have confidence in.
- verb To depend; to be dependent upon.
- verb To be intellectually contingent from; to stem from.
Questions about the past tense of rely
- What is the past tense of rely?
- The past tense of rely is relied.
- What is the past participle of rely?
- The past participle of rely is relied.
- Is rely a regular or irregular verb?
- Rely is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rely (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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