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What is the difference between we're dependent on each other. and we rely on each other. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between we're dependent on each other. and we rely on each other. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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You can use them interchangeably for the most part.
"I know I can rely on my sister." (I trust my sister in general)
"I depend on my sister to give me a ride home everyday." (Without my sister, I would not have a ride home.)
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You can use them interchangeably for the most part.
"I know I can rely on my sister." (I trust my sister in general)
"I depend on my sister to give me a ride home everyday." (Without my sister, I would not have a ride home.)
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@youme: Dependent comes across as more .. not able to survive on your own? Or at least minimizes the idea of independence for the subject. And 'rely on' comes across as still being independent, but when needed to be dependent the subject is. The difference is in the two tones of each phrase, though the literal meanings are the same.
The user above provided examples that can work with my explanation.
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