förlita

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Swedish

Etymology

för- +‎ lita. Compare German (auf jemanden) verlassen.

Verb

förlita (present förlitar, preterite förlitade, supine förlitat, imperative förlita)

  1. (reflexive, transitive with (on)) to rely (on), to trust (rely on and put one's trust in someone or something)
    förlita sig på någon
    rely on / trust someone
    förlita sig på vetenskapen
    rely on science
    • 1984, Adolphson & Falk (lyrics and music), “I fördatorisk tid [In pre-computer times ]”, in Över tid och rum [Across time and space]‎:
      Man talade om fred, men man låg i ständig strid, för man förlitade sig på människan i fördatorisk tid.
      People spoke of peace, but they were in constant conflict , because you relied on humans in pre-computer times.

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