depend on/uponsomeone/something
phrasal verbwithdependverb[I]uk/dɪˈpend/us/dɪˈpend/
(TRUST)
B2
totrustsomeone or something andknowthat thatpersonor thing willhelpyou or do what youwantorexpecthim, her, or it to do:
You can alwaysdependon Michael in acrisis.
[+ to infinitive]I'mdependingon youtokeepyourpromise.
[+ -ing verb]You can't alwaysdependonflightsarrivingontime.
humorousYou candependon Janatobe late(= she is always late).
- In her lastdifficultyears, shedependedcompletelyon herhusbandtolookafter her.
- Surely afriendshould be someone you candependon indifficulttimes?
- She was afiercelyindependentladywhorefusedtodependon anyone.
- I can'temployhim in theshopif I can'tdependon him toactresponsibly.
- You candependon Jack - he's the mostreliableman Iknow.
Trusting and not trusting
- (you can) depend on/upon itidiom
- accept/takesomethingon faithidiom
- bank
- bank onsomeone/something
- believe
- believe insomething
- count
- faith
- have faith!idiom
- I wouldn't trustsomeoneas far as I could throwthemidiom
- keep faith withsomething/someoneidiom
- lean
- lean onsomeone/something
- not trustsomeonean/one inchidiom
- put/placeyourfaith insomething/someoneidiom
- reliance
- reliant
- rely on/uponsomeone/something
- untrustworthiness
- untrustworthy
(SUPPORT)
B2
to need something, or need thehelpandsupportof someone or something, inordertoliveorcontinueas before:
Charitiesdependonpeoplesupportingtheiractivities.
Thecountrydependsheavilyonforeignaid.
ElainedependsuponBobcompletelyforherhappiness.
- Most of thelocalpopulationdependonfishingfortheirincome.
- Manyspeciesoftreedependon thewindforpollination.
- A country'sfutureprosperitydepends, to anextent, upon thequalityofeducationofitspeople.
- Astrongeconomydependson ahealthymanufacturingbase.
- In the past,navigationdependedon aknowledgeof thepositionsof thestars.
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- egg
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- result fromsomething
- ride
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- the stuff ofsomethingidiom
- understanding
- wake