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depend on
DEFINITIONS OF:
depend on
1
v
be contingent on
“Your grade will
depends on
your homework”
Synonyms:
depend upon
,
devolve on
,
hinge on
,
hinge upon
,
ride
,
turn on
Types:
build on
,
build upon
,
repose on
,
rest on
be based on; of theories and claims, for example
owe
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
v
put trust in with confidence
Synonyms:
depend upon
,
rely on
,
rely upon
v
be dependent on, as for support or maintenance
“elderly parents often
depend on
their adult children”
Synonyms:
rely on
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