'depend on' definitions:
Definition of 'depend on'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon]
verb
Put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion" [syn: depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon]
verb
Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly parents often depend on their adult children" [syn: depend on, rely on]
Synonyms of 'depend on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- derive from,
- descend from,
- emanate from,
- emerge from,
- ensue from,
- flow from,
- follow from,
- gamble on,
- germinate from,
- grow from,
- grow out of,
- hang,
- hang on,
- hinge,
- hinge on,
- issue from,
- lean on,
- lie on,
- lie with,
- originate in,
- place confidence in,
- place reliance on,
- proceed from,
- reckon on,
- rely on,
- rely upon,
- repose,
- repose on,
- rest,
- rest on,
- rest with,
- revolve on,
- spring from,
- sprout from,
- stand on,
- stem from,
- swear by,
- think reliable,
- trust,
- trust implicitly,
- trust in,
- trust to,
- turn on,
- turn upon
Words containing 'depend on'
- Depend,
- Dependable,
- Dependance,
- Dependancy,
- Dependant,
- Depended,
- Dependence,
- Dependencies,
- Dependency,
- Dependent,
- Dependently,
- Depender,
- Depending,
- Dependingly,
- dependability,
- dependableness,
- dependably,
- dependant on,
- dependent on,
- depending on,
- By-dependence,
- Dependent contract,
- Dependent covenant,
- Dependent variable,
- depend upon,
- dependant upon,
- dependent clause,
- dependent upon,
- subject dependent,
- Self-dependent,
- Self-depending,
- alcohol-dependent,
- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus,
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes,
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus,
- blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging