Depend Upon

Definition: Depend Upon

Depend Upon

Verb

1. Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework".

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Synonyms: Depend Upon

Belief

Count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon; lay one's account for; make sure of.

Adverb: in the opinion of, in the eyes of; me judice; meseems, methinks; to the best of one's belief; I dare say, I doubt not, I have no doubt, I am sure; sure enough; (certainty); depend upon, rely upon it; be assured, rest assured; I'll warrant you; (affirmation).

Effect

Verb: be the effect of; Noun: be due to,be owing to; originate in, originate from; rise -, arise, take its rise spring from, proceed from, emanate from, come from, grow from, bud from, sprout from, germinate from, issue from, flow from,result from, follow from, derive its origin from, accrue from; come to, come of, come out of; depend upon, hang upon, hinge upon, turn upon.

Evidence

Rest upon, depend upon; repose on.

Subjection

Verb: be subject; Adjective: be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy of; depend upon, lean upon, hang upon; fall a prey to, fall under; play second fiddle.

Crosswords: Depend Upon

You're a very nice man, I like you very much, but I would hate to have to depend upon you if I was in a hurry for something. (Columbo: Candidate for Crime; writing credit: Larry Cohen; Alvin R. Friedman)

Because you're the one that I depend upon (Honesty; performing artist: Billy Joel)

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Steel manufacture, Allegheny-Ludlum. The production of many tons of high quality steel depend upon the efficiency with which this electrician installs the power lines to new transformers used in conjunction with electric furnaces. Credit: Library of Congress.

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But where a specific duty is assigned by law, and individual rights depend upon the performance of that duty, it seems equally clear, that the individual who considers himself injured, has a right to resort to the laws of his country for a remedy. (reference)

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Depend upon it, he would not like to have his charade slighted, much better than his passion.

Impulses depend upon a chance word.

And one thing I might depend upon, that they would certainly tell me truth, for lying was a talent of no use in the lower world.

If it had concerned either of the political parties, depend upon it, it would have appeared in the Gazette with the earliest intelligence.

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Health

The symptoms of glanders depend upon the route of infection with the organism. (references)

The signs of bleeding in the digestive tract depend upon the site and severity of bleeding. (references)

Appropriate physical examination will depend upon the nature of the complaint and history elicited from the patient. (references)

Business

Payment procedures depend upon the nature of the transactions, value, and the type of equipment to be procured. (references)

With housing reforms and the push of the Chinese government to increase private housing, spending on residential construction will continue to grow. The market for specific products depends upon current construction activity, and many flooring products depend upon the residential building sector, as well as other sectors of the market. (references)

Economic History

Russia

Thus, increases in nut consumption in coming years will depend upon imports. (references)

Chile

However, growth expectations for 2001-2002 will depend upon the rapid recovery of commodity prices such as copper. (references)

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone's short-term prospects depend upon continued adherence to IMF programs and continued external assistance. (references)

Political Economy

Tanzania

The economic consequences of any potential amendments to the union would depend upon the nature of the decision. (references)

UKRAINE

Import duties differ and largely depend upon whether a similar item to that being imported is produced in Ukraine; if so, the rate may be higher. (references)

Trade

Australia

The method chosen should depend upon the individual circumstances of the transaction. (references)

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Expressions using "depend upon": depend upon it ♦ you my depend upon it!. Additional references.

Arabic 

‏متوقف عليه (depend upon it). (various references)

Chinese 

� (against, by, lean on, near, to support), 取決 (hinge upon). (various references)

Danish

anloebningstemperaturerne retter sig efter staalets anvendelse (the tempering temperatures depend upon the use to which the steel is to be put). (various references)

Dutch

de ontlaattemperatuur hangt af van het doel waarvoor het staal wordt gebruikt (the tempering temperatures depend upon the use to which the steel is to be put), mutualisme is een symbiose, waarbij de samenleving voor beide in nauw contact levende individuen of soorten nuttig of soms zelfs noodzakelijk is (mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which the interspecific mutual interaction is often so close that the survival of one of the partners involved may even depend upon its success). (various references)

Finnish

luottaa (confide, count upon, entrust, have confidence in, have faith, have faith in, rely on, trust). (various references)

French

dépendre de (depend on, depend upon it), les températures de revenu varient suivant la destination de l'acier (the tempering temperatures depend upon the use to which the steel is to be put), le mutualisme est une forme de symbiose où l'interrelation est particulièrement étroite et souvent même vitale pour un des partenaires (mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which the interspecific mutual interaction is often so close that the survival of one of the partners involved may even depend upon its success). (various references)

German

die Anlasstemperaturen richten sich nach dem Verwendungszweck des Stahls (the tempering temperatures depend upon the use to which the steel is to be put), der Mutualismus ist eine Form der Symbiose, bei der die zwischenartliche Beziehung besonders eng, fuer den einen Partner oft sogar lebensnotwendig ist (mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which the interspecific mutual interaction is often so close that the survival of one of the partners involved may even depend upon its success). (various references)

Greek 

αμοιβαιότητα είναι μορφή συμβίωσης κατά την οποία η αλληλεπίδραση είναι εντονότατη και συχνά απαραίτητη για την επιβίωση ενός από τους ετ� (mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which the interspecific mutual interaction is often so close that the survival of one of the partners involved may even depend upon its success), οι θερμοκρασίες επαναφοράς ποικίλουν σύμφωνα με τον προορισμό του χάλυβα (the tempering temperatures depend upon the use to which the steel is to be put). (various references)

Hungarian

vmire (born, have a desire for sg, in the matter of sg, it's the devil and all to get him do sg, it's the devil and all to make him do sg, on the score of sg, over sg, over the top of sg, swearing, to be eager about sg, to be eager for sg, to bribe, to bring sy up to the scratch, to cozen sy into doing sg, to depend upon sg, to descend to doing sy, to egg sy on to do sg, to egg sy to do sg, to exchange sg for sg, to force sy into doing sg, to get on to sg, to get sy to do sg, to look on sg with a critical eye, to overlook, to persuade sy to do sg, to take care of sg, to try after, to try for), támaszkodik vmire (to depend upon sg, to lean on, to lean on sg, to take its bearing on sg), számít (anticipate, calculate, reckon, to count, to depend upon sg, to matter, to reckon), megbízik vmiben (to depend upon sg, to rely on sg), hisz vmiben (to depend upon sg), bízik vmiben (to be reliant on, to build upon, to depend upon sg, to rely on sg, to trust to sg). (various references)

Italian

le temperature di rinvenimento dipendono dall'uso al quale è destinato l'acciaio (the tempering temperatures depend upon the use to which the steel is to be put), il mutualismo è una forma di simbiosi in cui i rapporti fra le specie sono particolarmente stretti e spesso d'importanza vitale per uno dei componenti (mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which the interspecific mutual interaction is often so close that the survival of one of the partners involved may even depend upon its success). (various references)

Pig Latin

ependday onupay

Portuguese

o mutualismo é uma forma de simbiose em que a relação interspecífica é de tal forma forte que a sobrevivência de um dos parceiros pode estar dependente do sucesso da relação (mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which the interspecific mutual interaction is often so close that the survival of one of the partners involved may even depend upon its success). (various references)

Romanian

se bizui pe (be reliant on, confide, place dependence on, recline on, recline upon, rely on), conta pe (count on, count upon, speculate). (various references)

Russian 

зависеть от (be a function of, be dependent on, be dependent upon, depend on, depend with, hinge, hinge on). (various references)

Spanish

las temperaturas de revenido varían según el destino del acero (the tempering temperatures depend upon the use to which the steel is to be put), el mutualismo es una forma de simbiosis en la que la interrelación es particularmente estrecha y a menudo incluso vital para uno de los componentes (mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which the interspecific mutual interaction is often so close that the survival of one of the partners involved may even depend upon its success). (various references)

dependeat, dependente, dependentia, nitor. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: unopened.

-3 letters: deponed, pounded, unended, upended.

-4 letters: denned, denude, depend, depone, donned, donnee, dudeen, duende, dunned, dupped, endued, neoned, opened, pended, penned, ponded, punned, undone, unopen.

-5 letters: donee, donne, doped, duped, ended, endue, epode, penne, pound, undee, unpen, upend, upped.