VERB | stative | depend | be contingent upon (something that is elided) |
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cognition | depend, count, bet, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | have confidence or faith in |
Sounds | dihpeh'nd | |
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Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... |
Meaning | Be contingent upon (something that is elided). | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "That depends" | |
Narrower | hang by a thread, hang by a hair | depend on a small thing or be at risk |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Spanish | depender | |
Catalan | dependre | |
Adjectives | dependent, dependant | contingent on something else |
Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | count, bet, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | |
Broader | trust | Have confidence or faith in |
Spanish | apostar, calcular, confiar, contar, depender, fiarse, fiar | |
Catalan | apostar, calcular, comptar amb, confiar, dependre, fiar, tenir fe | |
Nouns | dependency | the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else |
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