“Relying” is a form of
rely
/ɹɪˈlaɪ/ verb
Forms relies relying relied
- verb (intransitive, with on or upon, formerly also with in) To trust; to have confidence in.
- verb (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend; to be dependent upon. “The city relies on the subway system.”
- verb (intransitive, with on or upon) To be intellectually contingent from; to stem from.
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To fasten, fix, attach “Therefore [they] must needs relye their faithe upon the sillie Ministers faithlesse fidelitie.”
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To bring together again; to rally. “Petrius, that was a noble knyght, and bolde and hardy, relied his peple a-boute hym,”
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Etymology
From Middle English relien, from Old French relier (“fasten, attach, rally, oblige”), from Latin religo (“fasten, bind fast”), from re- + ligo.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; --with on, formerly also with in. Go in thy native innocence; rely On what thou hast of virtue. Milton.
Etymology [Pref. re- + lie to rest.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “rely”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details