depend on

Verb

Meaning

be dependent on, as for support or maintenance

put trust in with confidence

be contingent on

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

trust ride rely on calyculate allow for look to turn on build on lean on hinge on revolve around hinge upon account for believe in rely upon

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Antonyms

doubt imagine query mistrust fluctuate surmise

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Hyponyms

rest on build on build upon repose on

Examples

My solitude doesn't depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company. Friedrich Nietzsche

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose. Margaret Atwood

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. Mark Twain

Depend on your walking stick, not on other people. Japanese Proverb

From the king to the beggar, they all depend on the farm. Irish Proverb

If you only depend on others, you will soon go hungry. Nepal Proverb

Close letter words and terms

depenalize depend depend completely on depend on one's perspective depend upon depend variable