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Common collocations with rely on in American Collocation

rely on phrasal verb transitive

US

very much

heavily

In the past Kent’s economy has relied heavily on the growing of hops for the production of beer.

completely

completely
entirely
exclusively
solely
totally

We receive no government or charitable funding, and rely solely on donations.

mainly

largely
mainly
primarily

The Panamanian economy relies primarily on the service sector, which accounts for 75 per cent of national income.

more and more

increasingly

As a nation we are increasingly relying on credit to finance our lifestyles.

only

simply

Do not simply rely on your memory to store all the strands of information you come across.

help or money

donations
generosity
goodwill
support
volunteers

The museum is short of funds, relying on private donations and voluntary unpaid trustees and guides.

your opinion, memory, or ability

ability
assumption
expertise
judgement
memory

I was always prepared to go into hospital if the doctors said so – I relied on their judgement.

information

evidence
fact
source

Historians do not rely on single sources.

other people

others

While I was ill I had to rely on others to do the simplest of tasks.