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depend upon

4 syllables

Quick answer

As a verb, depend upon means be contingent on.

Meanings of depend upon

2 meanings

verb

Be contingent on
“The outcomes rides on the results of the election”
“Your grade will depend on your homework”
Similar: depend on, devolve on, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon
Put trust in with confidence
“she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough”
“you can rely on his discretion”
Similar: depend on, rely on, rely upon

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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verb: be contingent on

depend ondevolve onride turn onhinge onhinge upon

verb: put trust in with confidence

depend on rely onrely upon

Nearby words

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