Dictionary entry

Rely

Pronunciation: /rɪˈlʌɪ/

Pronunciation

/rɪˈlʌɪ/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) မှီခိုအားထားသည်။

Definition

rely /rÇ'laÇ/ v ( pt, pp relied ) ❏ rely on/upon sb/sth (to do sth) [ PHRV ] ၁။ အမီွျပဳသည္။ အားထားသည္။ အားကိုးသည္။ Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers to regulate the flow of traffic in the town. ❍ He relied on you(r) supporting him. ၂။ စိတ္ခ်ရသည္။ အားထားရသည္။ ယံုၾကည္ရ သည္။ You can rely on me to keep your secret. ❍ She cannot be relied on to tell the truth.

Examples

  1. My brother can help. At least we can rely on him.
  2. Sometimes you just have to rely on your own judgment.
  3. [rely on someone/something to do something] : Can we rely on him to support us?
  4. An industry that relies heavily on government contracts
  5. [rely on something to do something] : The museum relies on voluntary donations to keep open.