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
- 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.