verb
- Put trust in with confidence.
- usage: "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"
- synonyms: depend on, depend upon, rely upon
- Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance.
- usage: "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"
- synonyms: depend on
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