Lexic.us

Definition of Depend on

1. Verb. Be contingent on. "Your grade will depends on your homework"

2. Verb. Put trust in with confidence. "You can rely on his discretion"

3. Verb. Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance. "Elderly parents often depend on their adult children"

Definition of Depend on

1. Verb. (transitive) To be dependent on something or someone for support or help. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Depend On

depauperizing depave depaved depaves depaving depeach depeached depeche depeches depectible

depeculation depeculations depeinct depeincts depend depend on (current term) depend upon dependabilities dependability dependable

dependableness dependables dependably dependance dependances dependant dependant on(p) dependants depended dependee

Literary usage of Depend on

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1892)
"The whole of the phenomena of the mutual action of two circuits, whether the induction of currents or the mechanical force between them, depend on the ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"The national character of a place is not affected by its temporary, hostile occupation. orations depend on the law of nations; but If я partial war be ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Consequently neither Pius IX nor his two successors have ever touched the aforesaid annual endowment, preferring to depend on the offerings of the faithful ..."

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