to depend on something
1depend upon something — phrasal verb depend on or depend upon something [transitive] Word forms depend on : present tense I/you/we/they depend on he/she/it depends on present participle depending on past tense depended on past participle depended on 1) formal depend on… …
2depend on something for something — deˈpend on/upon sb/sth (for sth) derived (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to need money, help, etc. from sb/sth else for a particular purpose • The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival. • I don t want to depend… …
3depend upon something for something — deˈpend on/upon sb/sth (for sth) derived (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to need money, help, etc. from sb/sth else for a particular purpose • The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival. • I don t want to depend… …
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6depend on — phrasal verb depend on or depend upon something [transitive] Word forms depend on : present tense I/you/we/they depend on he/she/it depends on present participle depending on past tense depended on past participle depended on 1) formal depend on… …
7depend — de|pend [ dı pend ] verb *** it/that depends MAINLY SPOKEN used when you cannot give a definite answer, because different things are possible in different situations: sb s department what/where/how/when/whether/if: How much will I have to pay for …
8depend — [15] To depend on something is literally to ‘hang down’ from it. The word comes, via Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and pendēre ‘hang’ (source of English pendant, pendulum, penthouse,… …
9depend — [15] To depend on something is literally to ‘hang down’ from it. The word comes, via Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and pendēre ‘hang’ (source of English pendant, pendulum, penthouse,… …
10depend on/upon — [phrasal verb] depend on/upon (someone or something) 1 : to be determined or decided by (something) We re not sure if we ll have the picnic. It depends on the weather. [=if the weather is good we will have the picnic] “Will you go back to… …
