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DEPEND ON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance
Example:
elderly parents often depend on their adult children
Synonyms:
depend on; rely on
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Put trust in with confidence
Example:
you can rely on his discretion
Synonyms:
depend on; depend upon; rely on; rely upon
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
Meaning:
Be contingent on
Example:
Your grade will depends on your homework
Synonyms:
depend on; depend upon; devolve on; hinge on; hinge upon; ride; turn on
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "depend on"):
build on; build upon; repose on; rest on (be based on; of theories and claims, for example)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Context examples:
Wheat and rice are the staple food of the Chinese people, and 60 percent of them depend on rice.
(Saltwater Rice Successfully Harvested by Chinese Scientists, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
As community members change, so do the products individual species depend on and share.
(Colorful bird feathers offer evolutionary clues, National Science Foundation)
The grasslands the animals depend on for food dried up and watering holes disappeared, leaving many animals starving or weak from hunger.
(Born during a drought: Bad news for baboons, NSF)
“No more have I,” said Mr. Bennet; “and I am glad to find that you do not depend on her serving you.”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt suggests that we may be witnessing ecosystem shifts in our ocean that could have important implications for marine organisms and ecosystem services, which humans depend on.
(Satellites Find Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World, NASA)
In space, the light emitted by stars, gas and dust can also be polarized in various ways that depend on magnetic fields.
(Planck Takes Magnetic Fingerprint of Our Galaxy, JPL/NASA)
Many marine invertebrates depend on vision to find food and shelter and to avoid predators, especially in their early life stages when they are planktonic.
(Low ocean oxygen levels can blind sea creatures, National Science Foundation)
Your options will depend on how far along the pregnancy is, as well as the type, size, and stage of your cancer.
(Cancer and Pregnancy, NIH)
The kinds of side effects you have depend on the type and dose of chemotherapy you get.
(Cancer Chemotherapy, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Nimotuzumab binds the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and blocks cancer cells that depend on epidermal growth factor for growth.
(Nimotuzumab, NCI Dictionary)
