depend on/upon somebody/something - Longman Dictionary

depend on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb · 1 DEPEND/IT DEPENDSif something depends on something else, it is directly affected or decided by that thing The ... dependon/uponsomebody/somethingFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishdependon/uponsomebody/somethingphrasalverb1DEPEND/ITDEPENDSifsomethingdependsonsomethingelse,itisdirectlyaffectedordecidedbythatthing  Thelengthoftimespentexercisingdependsonthesportyouaretrainingfor.dependonhow/what/whetheretc  Choosingtherightbikedependsonwhatyouwanttouseitfor.dependingonsomething  Theexpensesyouclaimcanvaryenormously,dependingontraveldistancesinvolved.2DEPENDON/RELYONNEEDtoneedthesupport,help,orexistenceofsomeoneorsomethinginordertoexist,behealthy,besuccessfuletcSYNrelyon  Thecountrydependsheavilyonitstouristtrade.  Wedependentirelyondonationsfromthepublic.dependonsomebody/somethingforsomething  Manywomenhavetodependontheirhusbandsfortheirstatepension.dependonsomebody/somethingtodosomething  I’mdependingonyoutotellmeeverything.dependonsomebody/somethingdoingsomething  We’redependingonhimfinishingthejobbyFriday. 3DEPENDON/RELYONtotrustorhaveconfidenceinsomeoneorsomething  YoucandependonJane–shealwayskeepsherpromises.→depend→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusdependon/upon•Headdedthattheapplicationprocedureisverycomplicatedanddependsonfullinformationfromthetenant.•Shecanbepowerorgrace,dependingonthemoodandthesetting.•Thesimulationprocessisparallel,sinceonesimulationdoesnotdependontheoutcomeofapreviousone.•Decidingontherightlevelforabanddependsonthepolicyideaswhichcharacterizedifferentagents.•Wateralongthebanksrose2to10feet,dependingonthewidthoftheriver.•InsomeHMOs,paymentstoindividualphysiciansareadjusteddependingontheircoststhatmonth.•Whichiswhyfederalengineersinthesamegradessometimesgetdifferentpay,dependingonwhattheyengineer.•Yourchoiceofexercisemustalsodependonyourgeneralstateofhealth.dependonhow/what/whetheretc•Theproportionofgeneswhichanindividualshareswitharelationdependsonhowclosetherelationshipis.•ButalotdependsonhowgoodajobClarisdoeswhenitcomestoaddingthefinalgloss.•Inreturn,majordonorsweregrantedvariousprivileges,dependingonhowmuchtheyhadgiven.•Thecorrelationhereissomewhatsubtleanddependsonwhetheroneisneartothebifurcationpointsorfarfromthem.•Whatyoudodependsonwhetherthecoldradiatoristheonlyoneaffected,orwhetherothersarecoldtoo.•Thesecondapproachmayhavesimilarweaknesses,butthiswilldependonhowtheindividualcurriculaarecombined.•Thiswasgenerousorbrutal,dependingonhowyoulookedatit.•Muchdependsonwhatyouwanttodowiththemodel.dependsheavily•RuraldevelopmentintheWesternIslesperipherydependsheavilyonfinancefromthemainlandcentre.•Thesuccessofsuchprogrammesdependsheavilyonhowmuchparttheirrecipientshaveintheirdesignandexecution.•Secondly,themeasurementofperformancedependsheavilyontherelevance,adequacyandtimelinessofinformation.•Thepoetryofthefirstfourvolumesdependsheavilyonthesimiletosetthemoodofthepoem.•Thisisacomplicatedprocess,sincewhatispossibledependsheavilyonwhatwebelieve.•Thesuccessofthisventuredependsheavilyuponthequantityandqualityoftheresearchwhichcanbeassembledandexamined.•Theenginedependsheavilyuponturbochargingandonfivevalvespercylinderforits150horsepower. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Temperature Numbers Swimming Youth Seealltopics Wordoftheday steal totakesomethingthatbelongstosomeoneelse VerbtabledependPresentI,you,we,theydependhe,she,itdepends >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theydependedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavedependedhe,she,ithasdependedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhaddependedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywilldependFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavedepended >ViewLess PresentIamdependinghe,she,itisdepending >ViewMore you,we,theyaredependingPastI,he,she,itwasdependingyou,we,theyweredependingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeendependinghe,she,ithasbeendependingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeendependingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbedependingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeendepending >ViewLess