to depend upon

Examples

• All

• Our mentor program does not depend upon major financial resources.

  Academic text (1992)

• We depend upon you.

  Blue Collar (1978)

• - You can depend upon it.

  Come Play with Me (1977)

• You can depend upon me, sir.

  The Cocoanuts (1929)

• I knew I could depend upon your loyalty.

  Year One (2009)

• The other three chairs in the hold depend upon you, my friend.

  The Twelve Chairs (1970)

• My job would be so much easier if I didn't have to depend upon others to do it.

  Blog text (23)

• I depend upon you.

  The Outfit (2022)

• Jason's depending upon you.

  Stand Your Ground (2013)

• You can depend upon me whenever you need help.

Synonyms

T

to trust

vsto depend upon

∞ 1.0

To believe someone will do what they say

places stronger emphasis on relying with sure expectation and practical use

R

to rely

vsto depend upon

781 1.1

To trust someone or something to give you help

emphasizes trust by itself rather than needing practical support

R

to rely on

vsto depend upon

725 1.0

Trust a person or thing to do what you expect

focuses more on trust in general rather than specific expected actions

C

to count on

vsto depend upon

602 1.8

To trust a person or thing to do what you need

is broader, covering trust and reliance beyond specific expected actions

D

to depend

vsto depend upon

490 1.0

To rely on a person or thing for help

stresses active reliance with confidence rather than passive feeling

D

to depend on

vsto depend upon

477 1.0

Need help or support from something to live

is more about choosing to trust someone rather than needing them

R

to rely upon

vsto depend upon

38 2.3

Trust someone or something to do what you need

has the identical sense of trusting another with confidence

Antonyms

D

distrust

54 3.5

A feeling that someone or something cannot be relied on

How Trusting

to count on

602 1.8

to depend upon

19 2.5

to suspect

884 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology