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rely

/ɹɪˈlaɪ/rih-LIGH
/ɹɪˈlaɪ/rih-LIGH

Meaningto fasten

Common meaning: depend on

Journey through time

  1. Latinreligare‘to fasten’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsto fasten → to bind uprelier‘to bind up’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto bind up → depend onrely‘depend on’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin religare ‘to fasten’.

Roots

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