RELY UPON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rely upon mean? 

• RELY UPON (verb)
  The verb RELY UPON has 1 sense:

1. put trust in with confidence

  Familiarity information: RELY UPON used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RELY UPON (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put trust in with confidence

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

depend on; depend upon; rely on; rely upon

Context example:

you can rely on his discretion

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

Report to me if anything fresh occurs, and rely upon my assistance if it should be needed.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

In such an exigence, my uncle's advice and assistance would be everything in the world; he will immediately comprehend what I must feel, and I rely upon his goodness.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Then, my dear, I said, you may rely upon it, it's free.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Our first care was to make some sort of list of our own stores, so that we might know what we had to rely upon.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The study of cell surface markers on tumor cells which can be recognized by antibodies, and the development of diagnostic reagents or therapeutic strategies which rely upon immune recognition.

(Immunooncology, NCI Thesaurus)

That is all, Mr. Holmes, and I am sure that I can rely upon your discretion and that of your friend.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“You may rely upon my doing all that I can.”

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He shook his head and beckoned her to come away, but she was fascinated just then by the freedom of Speculative Philosophy, and kept her seat, trying to find out what the wise gentlemen intended to rely upon after they had annihilated all the old beliefs.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The busy people achieve their full share of mischief in the world, you may rely upon it.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

You can rely upon my being there within half an hour at most.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)