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depended

VERB

count on, rely upon

Synonyms

WEAK

bank on bet bottom dollar on bet on build upon calculate on confide in gamble on lay money on lean on reckon on trust in turn to

VERB

be contingent on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hinge on rest on revolve around

STRONG

bottom found ground hang rest stay

WEAK

be at mercy of be based on be conditioned be connected with be determined by be in control of be in the power of be subject to be subordinate to hang in suspense hang on pend rest with revolve on stand on trust to turn on

Example Sentences

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Professor Tony Travers from the London School of Economics said the system normally depended on competing parties to provide public challenge.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Erick Cruz, an employee at Concord Collective, which operates several dining locations at LAX, said his family depended on the wage increases that were already underway as part of the previously approved timeline.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Scientists long believed this heat production depended on a single biological pathway.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Enormous ring hunts depended on hemming in the prey and driving it into an ever-tightening circle, ensuring abundant kills for the king and a memorable spectacle for onlookers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In other words, if he did not answer Burr’s challenge, he would be repudiating his well-known convictions, and in so doing, he would lose the respect of those political colleagues on whom his reputation depended.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis