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Swedish
Etymology
för- + lita. Compare German (auf jemanden) verlassen.
Verb
förlita (present förlitar, preterite förlitade, supine förlitat, imperative förlita)
- (reflexive, transitive with på (“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.
Conjugation
Conjugation of förlita (weak)
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