dependent upon
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3.4
- adjective
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dependiente de
- She felt that her happiness was dependent upon the support of her friends.
- largely dependent upon
- heavily dependent upon
- highly dependent upon
I'm more independent and less dependent upon my relationships.
- I'm more independent and less dependent upon my relationships.
- And the entire feminist project was dependent upon hiring women.
- In in Russia, every single thing is dependent upon the government.
- He he's got them confined, dependent upon him for food.
- I do not want to be dependent upon anybody for my finances.
- So often as writers and storytellers, we forget this is a craft, and a craft is dependent upon our practice.
- Now I wish we had enough military muscle of our own in Europe to make us less dependent upon the United States, but we don't.
- I don't like that Where your brow should end is dependent upon the shape and width, how far apart your eyes are.
- No, it's dependent upon your own experience, who you like, who you're drawn to, what you're drawn to.
- Communication, then, is critical, and communication between all these components is dependent upon information and the transfer of information.
- I think everything is situational and everything is dependent upon, again, where you are, where you're going and, and the best way to bridge that gap.
- A recognition that individuals votes should not be dependent upon them being land holders, but should rather be open to people of all social classes.
Examples
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A Republic, a representative democracy, a government dependent upon the people alone.
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However, the impact of parent behaviors is entirely dependent upon the child's interpretation of those behaviors.
Academic text (2008) -
But it's all dependent upon the sale, right?
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So we became more dependent upon social media to develop relationships, to try to understand the world basically.
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In all of the examples, performance was dependent upon the type of materials used.
Academic text (1992) -
I do not want to be dependent upon anybody for my finances.
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Such settings are heavily dependent upon the development and maintenance of highly committed sports participants.
Academic text (2008) -
The foster parents receive financial assistance dependent upon the child's age.
Academic text (2008) -
A child's academic performance is largely dependent upon the child's family and preschool experiences.
Academic text (1991) -
Many farmers are dependent upon rainfall for their crops to flourish.
Synonyms
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3.2
Needing something else to happen or be true
112
2.8
Controlled by another thing or condition
30
4.0
Needing someone or something to work
20
6.8
Depending on something that must happen first
12
6.4
Dependent on something else or on certain conditions
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6.4
Dependent on a condition or on something happening
Depends on one main thing or condition
Antonyms
How Dependent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'determined or contingent on something else' is directly derivable from 'dependent' (conditioned on/influenced by) combined with the preposition 'upon' (on/based on), so a learner who knows both constituents will understand the relation. This adjective + preposition composition is a common, straightforward pattern cross-linguistically, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Dependent upon, made of dependent and upon, gives a picture of one thing hanging on another, like a lamp hanging from a ceiling, so the lamp needs the ceiling. That's why dependent upon means 'rely on' or be 'decided by' something else.