DEPEND ON OR UPON


Meaning of DEPEND ON OR UPON in English

verb

1.

to rest or to be contingent upon something uncertain, variable, or indeterminable

our trip depends upon the weather

Synonyms: hang (on or upon), hinge (on or upon), ||pend, stand (on or upon), turn (on or upon)

Related Word: base, bottom, found, ground, rest, stay

Idioms: hang in the balance

2.

Synonyms: rely (on or upon), bank (on or upon), build (on), calculate (on or upon), count (on), ||lot (on or upon), reckon (on), trust (in or to)

Related Word: incline, lean

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