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. Clifford V. Villalon:

   The pinnacle of success does not depend solely on one's luck or perseverance. It is also the environment and the people around you that let you reach the summit.

2. Vivian Balakrishnan:

   We are developing and will soon roll out a portable wearable device that will ... not depend on possession of a smartphone, if this portable device works, we may then distribute it to everyone in Singapore.

3. Alexis karpouzos:

   All humans on earth are one. We descend from the same family of common ancestors. We are, in a quite literal sense, siblings, and like siblings we depend on each other's love and care and responsibility. We are interdependent not just in our families and communities, but in nations, and increasingly on a global scale - just as we are also interdependent with nature and the earth.

4. Joel Villanueva:

   Let’s get this thing going, a lot of our customers are from the United States, and we are literally minutes from across the border. We welcome our Americans, and we depend on their foot traffic.

5. Laurence Sterne:

   First, whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which have got the better of his creed. A bad life and a good belief are disagreeable and troublesome neighbors, and where they separate, depend upon it, 'Tis for no other cause but quietness sake.