Reliant Meaning
/rɪˈlaɪənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving reliance on somebody or something.
Sentence Examples
You're overly reliant on people. You'll never make it in the world that way.
We were pretty reliant on Tom.
Algeria is overly reliant on oil and gas.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The elderly man was ____ on his daughter for grocery shopping because he could not drive.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The elderly man was completely ____ on his daughter for transport and daily errands.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English rely Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English reliant From rely + -ant.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use."
— 2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
"Brown heavily sympathises with the challenges now being faced by his successor Andy Byford and Mayor Sadiq Khan, to secure a more sustainable funding formula for TfL that is less reliant on farebox income."
— 2020 November 18, Mike Brown tells Paul Stephen, “I wasn't going to let the Mayor down”, in Rail, page 44:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The elderly man was ____ on his daughter for grocery shopping because he could not drive.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The elderly man was completely ____ on his daughter for transport and daily errands.