Definition
To trust or depend on someone or something to do what is needed.
Etymology
From Old French *relier* “to bind fast,” from Latin *religare* “to tie back, fasten.” The meaning shifted from physically binding to emotionally or practically depending on something.
Kelly Says
To ‘rely’ on someone is to tie part of your future to them, like fastening your safety rope to their anchor. It turns trust into a kind of invisible knot between people or systems.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
መተማመን
me-te-mam-en
AMአማርኛ
хайрладаг
khair-la-dag
ARالعربية
يعتمد
ya'ta-mid
BGБългарски
osloniti se
os-lo-NI-ti se
BNবাংলা
নির্ভর করা
nir-BHO-ro ko-ra
CACatalà
confiar
kon-fee-AR
CSČeština
lita på
LEE-ta po
DEDeutsch
sich verlassen
zik fer-LA-sen
ELΕλληνικά
βασίζομαι
va-SI-zo-me
ESEspañol
confiar
kon-fee-AR
ETEesti
zanašati se
za-na-SHA-ti se
EUEuskara
vertrou op
ver-TROY op
FAفارسی
a se baza pe
a se BA-za pe
FISuomi
stole på
STO-le po
FRFrançais
compter sur
kon-TAY sur
HIहिन्दी
भरोसा करना
bharo-sa kar-NA
HRHrvatski
ослонити се
os-lo-NI-ti se
HUMagyar
spoléhat
spo-LE-hat
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengandalkan
me-ngan-DAL-kan
ITItaliano
contare su
kon-TA-re su
LTLietuvių
paļauties
pa-LOW-tyes
LVLatviešu
tuginema
tu-GI-ne-ma
MSBahasa Melayu
bergantung
ber-gan-TUNG
NLNederlands
vertrouwen op
ver-TROY-en op
NONorsk
spoliehať
spo-lye-HAAT
PLPolski
polegać
po-LE-gach
PTPortuguês
confiar
kon-fee-AR
RORomână
támaszkodik
TAA-mas-ko-dik
RUРусский
полагаться
po-la-GAT-sya
SKSlovenčina
разчитам
raz-CHI-tam
SLSlovenščina
confiar
kon-fee-AR
SRСрпски
pasikliauti
pa-si-klyow-TI
SVSvenska
stole på
STO-le po
SWKiswahili
kutegemea
ku-te-ge-ME-a
TEతెలుగు
بھروسہ کرنا
bharo-sa kar-NA
TRTürkçe
güvenmek
gu-ven-MEK
UKУкраїнська
покладатися
po-kla-DA-ty-sya
URاردو
تکیه کردن
te-ki-ye kar-dan
VITiếng Việt
dựa vào
dua vao