depend : Idioms & Phrases


depend on

  • verb be contingent on
    hinge upon; depend on; turn on; devolve on; ride; hinge on.
    • The outcomes rides on the results of the election
    • Your grade will depends on your homework
  • verb put trust in with confidence
    rely upon; rely on; depend on.
    • she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough
    • you can rely on his discretion
  • verb be dependent on, as for support or maintenance
    rely on.
    • elderly parents often depend on their adult children
WordNet

depend upon

  • verb be contingent on
    hinge upon; depend on; turn on; devolve on; ride; hinge on.
    • The outcomes rides on the results of the election
    • Your grade will depends on your homework
  • verb put trust in with confidence
    rely upon; rely on; depend on.
    • she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough
    • you can rely on his discretion
WordNet

depending on

  • adjective satellite determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
    dependent upon; contingent; contingent on; contingent upon; dependent on; dependant upon; dependant on.
    • arms sales contingent on the approval of congress
WordNet

self-depending

Self`-de*pend"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Depending on one's self.
Webster 1913