rely
/rɪˈlʌɪ/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈlʌɪ/
rɪˈlʌɪ
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
rɪ - ˈlʌɪ -> rely
Myanmar meaning
(v) မှီခိုအားထားသည်။
Full entry
rely /rÇ'laÇ/ v (pt, pp relied )
❏ rely on/upon sb/sth (to do sth) [PHRV ]
၁။ အမှီပြုသည်။ အားထားသည်။ အားကိုးသည်။ Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers to regulate the flow of traffic in the town. ❍ He relied on you(r) supporting him.
၂။ စိတ်ချရသည်။ အားထားရသည်။ ယုံကြည်ရ သည်။
You can rely on me to keep your secret. ❍ She cannot be relied on to tell the truth.
More examples
- My brother can help. At least we can rely on him.
- Sometimes you just have to rely on your own judgment.
- [rely on someone/something to do something] : Can we rely on him to support us?
- An industry that relies heavily on government contracts
- [rely on something to do something] : The museum relies on voluntary donations to keep open.
Synonyms
await, bank, bank on, be certain about, be confident of, be dependent on, be sure of, believe in, bet, bet bottom dollar on, build, calculate, commit, confide, count, count on, depend, depend on, entrust, expect, gamble on, have confidence in, have faith in, hope, lay money on, lean, look, put your faith in, reckon, ride on coattails, swear by, trust
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