Synonyms for depend
dɪˈpɛndde·pend

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1. dependverb

   be contingent upon (something that is elided)

   "That depends"

   Synonyms:
   count, bet, look, reckon, calculate

2. count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckonverb

   have faith or confidence in

   "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"

   Synonyms:
   figure, seem, bet, suppose, look, reckon, work out, appear, weigh, view, front, estimate, numerate, expect, see, compute, search, think, calculate, cypher, play, opine, aim, imagine, await, wager, enumerate, count, cipher, direct, number, guess, face, attend, regard, wait, consider, forecast, take care, matter, account, count on

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1. dependverb

   Synonyms:
   hang, be pendent

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1. dependverb

   Synonyms:
   lean, rely, trust

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1. List of paraphrases for "depend":

   rely, count, adopt

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1. Jonathan Pryke:

   This is going to be devastating for Pacific economies. Whether it's aid, trade, migration or tourism, all those countries depend on major countries like Australia and China for their supply chains, they are using their relative isolation as a remote island as a strength to put the wall up. It makes sense given the fragility of their health systems.

2. Emmanuel Cau:

   The U.S. economy is not in bad shape but not in extraordinary shape either ... Companies that depend on U.S. capital expenditure and the manufacturing sector are suffering.

3. Shaheen Mistri:

   Child marriage has gone up, violence against children has gone up, nutrition is a huge issue as many of our children depend on school meals.

4. Chief Executive Eli Hazum:

   This market will not depend on a single drug.

5. Unknown:

   Humanity's survival does not depend on reducing differences to a common identity, but on learning to live creatively with differences.