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# reliance

«reliance» in Mova's school dictionary: **Needing or depending on someone or something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (reliance — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Needing or depending on someone or something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/#m1)

2) Trust that someone or something will help: «reliance on friends». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and geography: «reliance on fossil fuels», «reliance on imports». In everyday life: too much reliance on calculators or screens. Phrases: «reliance on», «over-reliance», «self-reliance».

### examples

- Our reliance on cars causes pollution. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/#x1)
- Too much reliance on a calculator can make mental maths weaker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/#x2)
- The town's reliance on fishing made it poor when the fish ran out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/#x3)
- Self-reliance means being able to look after yourself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/#x4)
- The team's reliance on one star player was risky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/#x5)
- Babies have total reliance on their parents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Preposition: «reliance on/upon». Verb «rely», adjective «reliant», «reliable» (can be trusted). «Self-reliance» is a good quality.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «reliance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reliance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.