to depend
41depend on — I v. 1. [To be undecided] Syn. be pending, be under advisement, be uncertain, be doubtful, hang in suspense, be awaiting the issue, hang in the balance*, hang by a thread*. 2. [To be contingent] Syn. be Dependent on, be determined by, rest with,… …
42depend — 01. He [depends] on his parents to support him while he is studying at university. 02. My car may be ugly, but it s certainly [dependable]. In fact, I haven t had a problem with it in over five years. 03. He is a good friend of mine, very helpful …
43depend — [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,… …
44depend on — 1. Rely upon, rest upon, confide in, trust to, count upon, reckon upon, build upon, depend upon. 2. Be conditioned or dependent on, be contingent upon, require, demand, imply, presuppose …
45depend upon — See depend on …
46depend — v 1. dangle, pendulate, hang, hang down, droop, draggle, overhand, swing, flap. 2. turn, hinge, be dependent on, be subject to, be contingent upon. 3. depend on trust in, rely on, count on, lean on; swear by, bank on, pin one s faith on, have… …
47depend — [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,… …
48depend — v.intr. 1 (often foll. by on, upon) be controlled or determined by (success depends on hard work; it depends on whether they agree; it depends how you tackle the problem). 2 (foll. by on, upon) a be unable to do without (depends on her mother). b …
49depend upon somebody 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… …
50depend on somebody 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… …
