depend
US /dɪˈpɛnd/
Definition
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The final price will depend on the number of items you order.
Word Family
Synonyms
- relyhave confidence or faith in
- count onhaving a meaning similar to depend
Collocations
- Easy depend on the weatherto depend on the weather, meaning to be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- Medium depend on team cooperationto depend on team cooperation, meaning to be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- Hard heavily depend on foreign energy suppliesdescribing heavily depend on foreign energy supplies (to a considerable degree)
- Very Hard it all depends on circumstances beyond controldescribing it all depends on circumstances beyond control (the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.