Akademik

depend upon
verb
1. be contingent on (Freq. 16)
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The outcomes rides on the results of the election

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Your grade will depends on your homework

• Syn: ↑depend on, ↑devolve on, ↑ride, ↑turn on, ↑hinge on, ↑hinge upon
• Hyponyms: ↑repose on, ↑rest on, ↑build on, ↑build upon
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

2. put trust in with confidence
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she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough

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you can rely on his discretion

• Syn: ↑depend on, ↑rely on, ↑rely upon
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody


Useful english dictionary. 2012.