What is another word for depend upon?
Pronunciation:
[ dɪpˈɛnd əpˌɒn], [ dɪpˈɛnd əpˌɒn], [ d_ɪ_p_ˈɛ_n_d ə_p_ˌɒ_n]
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Synonyms for Depend upon:
n.
• depend on (noun) • depend upon (noun) • turn-on (noun)v.
• commit (verb)- dispatch,
- hold,
- destine,
- ordain,
- employ,
- commission,
- authorize,
- remove,
- deliver,
- consign,
- invest,
- submit,
- transfer,
- engage,
- relegate,
- confide,
- allot,
- shift,
- vest,
- allocate,
- give,
- imprison,
- convey,
- offer,
- promise,
- put away,
- charge,
- apportion,
- deputize,
- commend,
- move,
- deposit,
- institutionalize,
- send,
- delegate.
Other synonyms:
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- count on.
- require,
- have significance for,
- have relation to,
- Intrusting,
- concern,
- iced,
- be dependent upon,
- ice,
- have a bearing on,
- leave to,
- commit,
- be connected with,
- deputes,
- Deputing,
- having to do with,
- grant authority,
- be well taken,
- Intrusted,
- be pertinent to,
- make responsible for,
- pertain to,
- applied to,
- have implications for,
- have connections with,
- be about,
- put in the hands of,
- depute,
- intrust,
- Deputed,
- be applicable to,
- referring to,
- hand over,
- refer to,
- belong to,
- depend,
- in trust,
- confer trust,
- referred to,
- be interdependent with,
- rely upon,
- apply to,
- pertaining to,
- deal with,
- have to do with,
- bear upon,
- turn over to,
- have bearing on,
- empower,
- give to do,
- intrusts.
- turn,
- be nourished by,
- build upon,
- make use of,
- be dependent on,
- have faith in,
- give credence to,
- hang on,
- lie on,
- store,
- rely on,
- put faith in,
- bet on,
- lie with,
- look for,
- trust,
- feed,
- have confidence in,
- use,
- figure,
- rest with,
- be sure of,
- repose on,
- bank on,
- reckon on,
- have recourse to,
- reckon upon,
- calculate on,
- be certain of,
- fall,
- swear by,
- believe,
- relate to,
- be subject to,
- anticipate,
- return to,
- rest on,
- include,
- call on,
- resort to,
- trust in,
- expect,
- value,
- figure on,
- place reliance on,
- feed upon,
- count,
- rest upon,
- call upon,
- be confident of,
- thrive on,
- have trust in,
- feed on,
- await,
- bank upon,
- sure,
- hang upon,
- accept,
- be based on,
- rely,
- turn upon,
- be gratified by,
- be contingent on,
- lean on,
- stand on,
- be supported by,
- hold accountable,
- credit,
- bargain on,
- believe in,
- count upon,
- implicate.
How to use "Depend upon" in context?
If a person depends upon another person for their basic needs such as food, shelter, or safety, then that person is said to be dependent on that person. For example, if John needs to be nourished in order to survive and Mary provides food for him, then John is said to be dependent on Mary. All beings in the natural world are dependent upon one another in one way or another. Dependence can be positive or negative. Dependence can make a person feel close to another person, or it can make a person feel scared or trapped. It all depends on how the person perceives the dependence.
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