WordNet
v. be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: depend on, devolve on, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon]
Usage examples of "depend upon".
The Movement's survival--the world's survival--would depend upon superior intelligence, imagination, discipline, and treachery.
The Movement's survival -- the world's survival -- would depend upon superior intelligence, imagination, discipline, and treachery.
And thus Gaia is the most fundamental (and least significant) of all living social holons: all higher life forms depend upon it (destroy higher life forms, and Gaia is basically untouched.
You would be the youngest lady present, and you may depend upon it that Mrs Mickleby, if she had asked you, would have taken care to have your place set as far from her distinguished guests as possible.
She has told him all about it, depend upon it, and now he will be furious with me, and very likely work upon Mama as well, and everything will be sp dreadful!