Reliance Meaning
/ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
nounThe condition of being reliant or dependent.
Sentence Examples
Algeria needs to reduce its reliance on oil.
Algeria needs to move away from its reliance on oil and gas.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His constant ____ on coffee made him unable to focus without it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The country's heavy ____ on oil exports made it vulnerable to fluctuations in global prices.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English rely Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English reliance From rely + -ance.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] his days and times are past
And my reliances on his fracted [i.e. broken] dates
Have smit my credit:"
— c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
"How unfavourable is Chance, said Arabella fretting at the Disappointment, to Persons who have any Reliance upon it!"
— 1752, Charlotte Lennox, The Female Quixote, London: A. Millar, Volume 2, Book 9, Chapter 9, p. 288:
"It was out of his power to support his son at either university; but a wealthy neighbor offered assistance; and, in reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value, Samuel was entered at Pembroke College, Oxford."
— 1867, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Samuel Johnson”, in Biographical and Historical Sketches, New York: Appleton, page 54:
"I put infinite reliance in your tact."
— 1912, W. Somerset Maugham, Mrs. Dot, London: Heinemann, act 2, page 89:
"Hornblower could see in a flash that he could place implicit reliance on Bush’s seamanship."
— 1962, C. S. Forester, chapter 3, in Hornblower and the Hotspur, London: Michael, Joseph:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His constant ____ on coffee made him unable to focus without it.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The country's heavy ____ on oil exports made it vulnerable to fluctuations in global prices.