DEPEND ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does depend on mean? 

• DEPEND ON (verb)
  The verb DEPEND ON has 3 senses:

1. be contingent on

2. put trust in with confidence

3. be dependent on, as for support or maintenance

  Familiarity information: DEPEND ON used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEPEND ON (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be contingent on

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

depend on; depend upon; devolve on; hinge on; hinge upon; ride; turn on

Context example:

Your grade will depends on your homework

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Put trust in with confidence

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

depend on; depend upon; rely on; rely upon

Context example:

you can rely on his discretion

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

depend on; rely on

Context example:

elderly parents often depend on their adult children

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

Complete and without restriction or qualification; something that does not depend on anything else; not relative.

(Absolute, NCI Thesaurus)

Microglia depend on continuous signals through this receptor for survival.

(Immune cells in the retina can spontaneously regenerate, National Institutes of Health)

The form that water takes on TRAPPIST-1 planets would depend on how much heat they receive from their ultra-cool dwarf star, which is only about 9 percent as massive as our Sun.

(New Clues to TRAPPIST-1 Planet Compositions, Atmospheres, NASA)

Prognosis and treatment depend on type and stage of the cancer.

(B-cell lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

There are many different types of B-cell lymphomas, and prognosis and treatment depend on the type and stage of cancer.

(B-Cell Neoplasm, NCI Dictionary)

Symptoms and treatment depend on the cancer type and how advanced it is.

(Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Compared to typical MGBs, this agent appears to bind covalently to DNA in a different manner and its activity does not depend on a functional DNA mismatch repair (MMR) mechanism.

(Brostallicin, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatments depend on the disorder and how severe it is.

(Bone Marrow Diseases, NIH)

Sharks are ectotherms, which means they depend on external sources of body heat.

(New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat similarities, Wikinews)

Many experts believe that successful treatment will depend on early intervention before symptoms appear.

(Study Points to Possible Blood Test For Memory Decline, Alzheimer’s, NIH)