Verb: depend on
- Be contingent on
"Your grade will depend on your homework";
- devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon
- Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance
"elderly parents often depend on their adult children";
- rely on
- Put trust in with confidence
"she is someone you can really depend on when times get rough";
- depend upon, rely on, rely upon, swear by
Derived forms: depended on, depending on, depends on
Type of: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take, trust