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Princeton's WordNet

  1. depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge uponverb

    be contingent on

    "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

  2. depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely uponverb

    put trust in with confidence

    "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"

  3. depend on, rely onverb

    be dependent on, as for support or maintenance

    "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"

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  1. depend onverb

    To be dependent on something or someone for support or help.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of depend on in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of depend on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of depend on in a Sentence

  1. David Herring:

    The health of the U.S. swine herd is paramount, the livelihoods of our producers depend on it.

  2. Dave Goulson:

    If these massive declines continue, the ramifications are enormous, three quarters of our crops depend on insect pollinators. Crops will begin to fail. We won't have things like strawberries.

  3. Anthony Fauci:

    It really will depend on the dynamics of the outbreak in the particular location where the school is.

  4. Lara Brown:

    A lot will depend on exactly what they will say, at some level, people have to decide what are the issues that bring them together, and what are the issues that will turn them off.

  5. David Phippen:

    I've made investments as a farmer based on the rule of law, now, somebody's changing the law that we depend on.


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