Depend on Meaning in English

expression

US

UK

التعريف

To need someone or something for support, help, or a result, or for something to be decided by something else.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in both formal and informal speech. Follows the structure 'depend on + noun/pronoun/what/when/how/etc.' Also used for unpredictability: 'It depends on the weather.' Not the same as 'rely on' (more about trust/support).

• Spanish: depender de
• Portuguese (BR): depender de
• Portuguese (PT): depender de
• Chinese (Simplified): 取决于 - 依靠
• Chinese (Traditional): 取決於 - 依靠
• Hindi: पर निर्भर होना
• Arabic: يعتمد على
• Bengali: নির্ভর করা - নির্ভরশীল হওয়া
• Russian: зависеть от
• Japanese: 依存する - 頼る
• Vietnamese: phụ thuộc vào
• Korean: 의존하다 - 달려 있다
• Turkish: bağlı olmak - bağlı bulunmak
• Urdu: انحصار ہونا - منحصر ہونا
• Indonesian: bergantung pada

جمل نموذجية

Children depend on their parents for food and care.

basic

Your grade will depend on your final exam.

basic

Some animals depend on plants for food.

basic

Whether we go hiking tomorrow will depend on the weather.

natural

It really depends on how much time you have.

natural

You can't always depend on luck to solve your problems.

natural