(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you say that one thing ~s on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.
The cooking time needed ~s on the size of the potato...
How much it costs ~s upon how much you buy.
VERB: V on/upon n, V on/upon wh
2.
If you ~ on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally.
He ~ed on his writing for his income...
Choosing the right account ~s on working out your likely average balance.
= rely
VERB: V on/upon n/-ing, V on/upon n/-ing
3.
If you can ~ on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them.
‘You can ~ on me,’ Cross assured him.
= rely
VERB: V on/upon n
4.
You use ~ in expressions such as it ~s to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors.
‘But how long can you stay in the house?’—‘I don’t know. It ~s.’...
It all ~s on your definition of punk, doesn’t it?
VERB: it/that V, it V on n/wh
5.
You use ~ing on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
I tend to have a different answer, ~ing on the family...
PREP-PHRASE: PREP n/wh