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| Main Entry: | rely |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have confidence in |
| Synonyms: | await, bank, bet, build, calculate, commit, confide, count, depend, entrust, expect, hope, lean, look, reckon, swear by*, trust, be confident of, be sure of, believe in, bet bottom dollar on, gamble on, have faith in, lay money on, ride on coattails |
| Notes: | depend is invoked when the expectation is that the person will provide something that need not involved physical activity, whereas rely is used when the person is needed to physically do something |
| Antonyms: | distrust, doubt, be independent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give custody, authority to |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, assign, authorize, bank, charge, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, count, delegate, deliver, depend, hand over, impose, invest, reckon, relegate, rely, trust, turn over, bend an ear, deposit with, leave with |
| Main Entry: | hope |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | long for, dream about |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, aspire, assume, await, believe, cherish, contemplate, count on, desire, expect, foresee, hold, pray, presume, rely, suppose, surmise, suspect, sweat*, trust, wish, be sure of, deem likely, depend on, feel confident, hang in, have faith, keep fingers crossed, knock on wood, look at sunny side, look forward to, promise oneself, sweat it, sweat it out, take heart, think to, watch for |
| Antonyms: | despair, disbelieve, fear |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | count, depend on |
| Synonyms: | bank on*, confide, rely, trust, believe in, bet bottom dollar, bet on, gamble on, have faith, hinge on, lay money on, put faith in |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pivot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revolve around center point |
| Synonyms: | depend, hang, hinge, rely, rotate, sheer, spin, swivel, turn, twirl, veer, wheel, whip, whirl, be contingent, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | presume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make assumption; believe |
| Synonyms: | assume, bank on*, conclude, conjecture, consider, count on, depend, figure, gather, guess, infer, jump the gun*, postulate, predicate, premise, presuppose, pretend, rely, speculate, suppose, surmise, take it, think, trust, be afraid, posit, take for granted |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend, hinge |
| Synonyms: | base, bottom, count, establish, found, ground, hang, lie, predicate, rely, reside, stay, turn, be based, be contingent, be dependent, be founded, be seated on, be supported, be upheld |
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