adj.
1 needing sb/sth
VERBS
▪ be , feel
▪ become , grow
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ closely , deeply , greatly , heavily , highly , very
▪
Many of the patients are closely ~ on staff for day-to-day emotional support.
▪
The country is heavily ~ on oil and gas imports.
▪ critically , crucially
▪
Modern science is critically ~ on high-performance computing.
▪ absolutely , completely , entirely , solely , totally , utterly , wholly
▪
Jane had never met anyone so utterly ~.
▪
The land is dry and wholly ~ on irrigation.
▪ increasingly
▪ overly
▪ largely , mainly
▪ partially , partly
▪
74% of people in the survey were at least partially ~ on their cars.
▪ directly
▪ mutually
▪
The various organs of the body do not function in isolation but are mutually ~.
▪ economically , financially
▪ emotionally
PREPOSITION
▪ on , upon
▪
Small companies are ~ upon the local economy.
2 dependent on/upon influenced/decided by sth
VERBS
▪ be
ADVERB
▪ strongly
▪ entirely , fully ( esp. AmE ), solely , totally
▪
The amount of benefit you receive is entirely ~ on the amount you have paid in.
▪ largely , mainly
▪
Your access to a good education is largely ~ on where you live.
▪ partially , partly
Dependent is used with these nouns: ↑ child , ↑ clause , ↑ relative , ↑ territory , ↑ wife