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relies on

relies on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rely on.

Meaning of rely on

Verb

rely on (third-person singular simple present relies on, present participle relying on, simple past and past participle relied on)

  1. (transitive) To be confident in.
    • I know I can rely on you.
  2. (transitive) To be dependent upon.
    • The city relies on the subway system.

Questions about relies on

What is relies on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Relies on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rely on.

Words near relies on in the dictionary

  1. relieflike
  2. reliefs
  3. relier
  4. reliers
  5. relies
  6. relies on
  7. relies upon
  8. reliest
  9. relieth
  10. relievable
  11. relieve

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Adapted from Wiktionary: relies on (page history and authors); rely on (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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