What is "rely on"

Usage examples of "rely on".

There were days when I would gladly have sent you packing, with an efficiency report that would've put you ground-side forever, if I hadn't been so shorthanded, if I'd had enough experienced officers aboard to replace you with someone I could rely on.

She was going to have to rely on the heat of the compress and the Torgian's natural stamina, given the scarcity of beneficial plants in this part of the mountains.

There were days when I would gladly have sent you packing, with an efficiency report that wouldve put you groundside forever, if I hadnt been so shorthanded, if Id had enough experienced officers aboard to replace you with someone I could rely on.

And as a Marine you could rely on the people beside you to do things the right way, the Corps way, not go off in a sulk, or rush away to grab a cow or grandstand and leave your arse swinging in the wind.