relied
ri-LYD/ɹɪˈlaɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of rely.
Early sailors relied on the stars to find their way across open water.
The town has long relied on tourism for most of its income.
Note
One spelling does two jobs. It stands alone as the simple past (they relied on her) and follows have or had in the perfect (they had relied on her for years). The final y of rely becomes i before -ed, the same change seen in tried and denied. In either use the verb still needs its preposition, relied on or relied upon, rather than a direct object.
relied is a form of rely
rely, verb: To trust in or depend on someone or something for support, help, or what is needed. Full entry
- Spelling
- rely → relied: change y to i, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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