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DEVOLVE ON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

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 "devolve 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

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