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21depend — /dɪ pend/ verb 1. ♦ to depend on to need someone or something to exist ● The company depends on efficient service from its suppliers. ● We depend on government grants to pay the salary bill. 2. to happen because of something ● The success of the… …
22depend on — verb 1. be contingent on (Freq. 39) The outcomes rides on the results of the election Your grade will depends on your homework • Syn: ↑devolve on, ↑depend upon, ↑ride, ↑turn on, ↑hinge on, ↑ …
23depend — /di pend /, v.i. 1. to rely; place trust (usually fol. by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report. 2. to rely for support, maintenance, help, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon): Children depend on their parents. 3. to be… …
24depend on — phr verb Depend on is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑answer, ↑argument, ↑existence, ↑fate, ↑livelihood, ↑prosperity, ↑recovery, ↑reputation, ↑strategy, ↑success Depend on is used with these nouns …
25depend — Synonyms and related words: all depend, bag, bank, bank on, base, be based on, be contingent on, be dependent on, be predicated on, bottom, build, cascade, count on, daggle, dangle, depend on, drabble, drag, draggle, drape, droop, fall, flap,… …
26depend — see depend on * * * [dɪ pend] see depend on …
27depend — verb 1》 (depend on) be controlled or determined by. 2》 (depend on) rely on. 3》 archaic or literary hang down. Phrases depending on according to. Origin ME: from OFr. dependre, from L. dependere, from de down + pendere hang …
28depend — de•pend [[t]dɪˈpɛnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to rely; place trust (usu. fol. by on or upon): You may depend on our tact[/ex] 2) to rely for support or help (usu. fol. by on or upon) 3) to be conditioned or contingent (usu. fol. by on or upon): Our plans… …
29depend — intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French dependre, modification of Latin dependēre, from de + pendēre to hang more at pendant Date: 15th century 1. to be determined, based, or contingent < life depends on food > …
30depend on — Synonyms and related words: accrue from, arise from, bank on, be based on, be contingent on, be dependent on, be due to, be predicated on, bet on, bud from, calculate on, come from, come out of, confide in, count on, deem trustworthy, depend,… …
