contingent upon
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6.4
- adjective
- /kənˈtɪnʤənt əˈpɒn/
:
dependiente de
- The project's approval is contingent upon meeting specific safety standards.
- contingent upon appropriate behavior
- contingent upon government approval
- contingent upon success
I would make funding contingent upon disclosure rules.
- I would make funding contingent upon disclosure rules.
- They're possible, but they're contingent upon what other people do or how things turn out.
- It's contingent upon in person communication though.
- Again, unless there is some attorney drafted addendum to make the contract contingent upon the sale or lease of existing property.
- I like that it is all inclusive and that it isn't contingent upon your affiliation with any particular dietary tribe per SE.
Examples
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Many patients receive financial benefits and payments that may be contingent upon them remaining unwell.
Blog text (1) -
Your release was contingent upon your ability to provide credible information.
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It's official that that the deal which is contingent upon those conditions is in place.
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The number of devices available should be contingent upon the number needed to cover high volume times of day.
Academic text (2015) -
In Melanesia, aid to remote communities should not be contingent upon their claims to historical isolation.
Academic text (1997) -
Foreign investments to develop Libya's natural resources are contingent upon political stability and national security.
Blog text (20) -
Our success, our very survival... is contingent upon our functioning together as one cohesive unit.
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They're possible, but they're contingent upon what other people do or how things turn out.
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Continuation on the team can be contingent upon medical, dietary, and psychological evaluations by professionals.
Academic text (1997) -
Turkey has made Syria's receipt of Euphrates water contingent upon its behavior vis-à-vis the Kurds.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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3.2
Needing something else to happen or be true
33
5.0
True or allowed only if something else happens
31
3.4
Something else decides it, for example a condition like the weather
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6.4
Dependent on something else or on certain conditions
Depends on one main thing or condition
Antonyms
How Dependent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'dependent on certain conditions' is directly and compositionally derived from 'contingent' (conditional/determined by circumstances) plus the preposition 'upon' (based on). This adjective + preposition pattern mirrors cross-linguistic equivalents (e.g. 'dependent on'), so a learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Contingent upon comes from the simple idea of one thing resting on another: the first thing is contingent upon the second, so it 'depends on' it. That's why when something is contingent upon a condition, it only happens 'if' that condition is met.