Rely vs Taking - What's the difference?
rely | taking |
To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend.
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* Fuller
(obsolete) infectious; contagious
The act by which something is taken.
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(uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
(uncountable) An apprehension.
(countable) That which has been gained.
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*:Athelstan Arundel walked home […], foaming and raging.He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.
As verbs the difference between rely and taking
is that rely is to rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend while taking is .As an adjective taking is
alluring; attractive.As a noun taking is
the act by which something is taken.rely
English
Verb
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Ideas coming down the track, passage=A “moving platform” scheme
Derived terms
* rely on * rely upon * reliable * relianceAnagrams
*taking
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- subtile in making his temptations most taking
- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
Noun
- Second, they argue that giving the original owner a take-back option might lead to an infinite sequence of takings and retakings if the exercise price for the take-back option (i.e., the damages assessed at each round) is set too low.
- Count the shop's takings .
