Reliance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

certainty based on past experience

the state of relying on something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻlˈaɪəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈaɪəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈaɪəns/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻlˈaɪəns/.

Examples

he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trust

Parts of Speech

noun	certainty based on past experience “he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists”
noun	the state of relying on something

Word Forms

rely	verb	have confidence or faith in
trust	verb	be confident about something
reliant	adjective	relying on another for support

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vertrauen

Gewissheit, die auf Erfahrungen aus der Vergangenheit basiert

🇫🇷French

dépendance

certitude basée sur l'expérience passée

🇪🇸Spanish

dependencia

certeza basada en la experiencia pasada

🇮🇹Italian

dipendenza

certezza basata sull’esperienza passata

🇳🇱Dutch

afhankelijkheid

zekerheid gebaseerd op ervaringen uit het verleden

🇵🇹Portuguese

confiança

certeza baseada em experiências passadas

🇷🇺Russian

доверие

уверенность, основанная на прошлом опыте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्भरता

पिछले अनुभव पर आधारित निश्चितता

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্ভরতা

অতীত অভিজ্ঞতার উপর ভিত্তি করে নিশ্চিততা

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பிக்கை

கடந்த கால அனுபவத்தின் அடிப்படையில் உறுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధారపడటం

గత అనుభవం ఆధారంగా ఖచ్చితత్వం

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वास

मागील अनुभवावर आधारित निश्चितता

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્ભરતા

ભૂતકાળના અનુભવ પર આધારિત નિશ્ચિતતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಲಂಬನೆ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಅನುಭವದ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಖಚಿತತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്രയം

മുൻകാല അനുഭവത്തെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ള ഉറപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸਾ

ਪਿਛਲੇ ਤਜਰਬੇ 'ਤੇ ਅਧਾਰਤ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਤਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

انحصار

ماضی کے تجربے کی بنیاد پر یقین

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

依赖

基于过去经验的确定性

🇯🇵Japanese

依存

過去の経験に基づく確実性

🇰🇷Korean

신뢰

과거 경험에 기초한 확실성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trông cậy

sự chắc chắn dựa trên kinh nghiệm trong quá khứ

🇹🇭Thai

การพึ่งพา

ความมั่นใจจากประสบการณ์ที่ผ่านมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepercayaan

kepastian berdasarkan pengalaman masa lalu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtitiwala

katiyakan batay sa nakaraang karanasan

🇲🇾Malay

pergantungan

kepastian berdasarkan pengalaman lalu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاعتماد

اليقين بناء على الخبرة السابقة

🇮🇷Persian

تکیه

اطمینان بر اساس تجربه گذشته

🇹🇷Turkish

güven

geçmiş deneyimlere dayalı kesinlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִסתַמְכוּת

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