regular verb · medium · IELTS-relevant
| V1 (Base form) | rely |
|---|---|
| V2 (Past simple) | relied |
| V3 (Past participle) | relied |
| V-ing (Present participle) | relying |
| -s form (he / she / it) | relies |
| हिंदी अर्थ | निर्भर होना |
the -s form is relies: a verb ending in a consonant + y changes to ies (study → studies).
“You can rely on her word.”
| Verb | V2 | V3 | हिंदी अर्थ | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reduce | reduced | reduced | घटाना | regular |
| refer | referred | referred | संदर्भ देना, भेजना | regular |
| refuse | refused | refused | इनकार करना | regular |
| reject | rejected | rejected | अस्वीकार करना | regular |
| relax | relaxed | relaxed | आराम करना | regular |
| release | released | released | रिहा करना, छोड़ना | regular |
| remain | remained | remained | रह जाना, बने रहना | regular |
| remember | remembered | remembered | याद रखना | regular |
| remove | removed | removed | हटाना | regular |
| repair | repaired | repaired | मरम्मत करना | regular |
| repeat | repeated | repeated | दोहराना | regular |
Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.
abandon · absorb · accelerate · accept · accompany · accuse · achieve · act · add · adjust · advertise · advise
V1 (base form) is rely, V2 (past simple) is relied, and V3 (past participle) is relied. The -ing form is relying and the he / she / it form is relies.
It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is relied, not relyed — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it medium.
V2 stands alone in the past simple — Relied at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.
It means निर्भर होना.
Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.
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