Definition of rely

"rely" in the verb sense

1. count, bet, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon

have faith or confidence in

"you can count on me to help you any time"

"Look to your friends for support"

"You can bet on that!"

"Depend on your family in times of crisis"

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Quotations for rely

Rely not too much on frail hope. [ Seneca ]

Little souls on little shifts rely. [ John Dryden ]

Beauty is such a fleeting blossom, how can wisdom rely upon its momentary delight? [ Seneca ]

A little praise is good for a shy temper; it teaches it to rely on the kindness of others. [ Landor ]

A friend is he who sets his heart upon us, is happy with us and delights in us; does for us what we want, is willing and fully engaged to do all he can for us, on whom we can rely in all cases. [ William Ellery Channing ]

Rely on principles; walk erect and free, not trusting to bulk of body, like a wrestler, for one should not be unconquerable in the sense that an ass is. Who then is unconquerable? He whom the inevitable cannot overcome. [ Epictetus ]

The human mind, in proportion as it is deprived of external resources, sedulously labours to find within itself the means of happiness, learns to rely with confidence on its own exertions, and gains with greater certainty the power of being happy. [ Zimmermann ]

rely in Scrabble®

The word rely is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters rely:

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rely in Words With Friends™

The word rely is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters rely:

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Word Growth involving rely

Shorter words in rely

el

re

Longer words containing rely

barely

bizarrely

demurely

direly

entirely

featurely

macabrely

maturely immaturely

maturely overmaturely

maturely prematurely

maturely semimaturely

meagrely

mediocrely

merely

misrely misrelying

obscurely

purely impurely

rarely

relying forelying

relying misrelying

securely insecurely

severely semiseverely

sincerely insincerely

sombrely

sorely

sparely

squarely

surely leisurely

surely measurely unmeasurely

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