depend+upon
71hinge upon something — ˈhinge on/upon sth derived (of an action, a result, etc.) to depend on sth completely • Everything hinges on the outcome of these talks. • hinge upon something how, what, etc… His success hinges on how well he does at the interview. Main entry: ↑ …
72To lie upon — Lie Lie, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n), ({Lien} (l[imac] [e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.] [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen, licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth. ligan …
73To reckon upon — Reckon Reck on, v. i. 1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust …
74count upon — phrasal verb count on or count upon [transitive] Word forms count on : present tense I/you/we/they count on he/she/it counts on present participle counting on past tense counted on past participle counted on 1) a) count on someone to depend on… …
75count upon — count on / count upon [v] depend on; rely aim for, bank on, bargain for, believe, believe in, bet bottom dollar*, bet on, expect from, heed, lean on, pin faith on, place confidence in, plan on, reckon on, rest on, score, stake on, swear by, tab,… …
76hinge\ upon — • hinge (up)on v To depend on as decisive: be decided by. In a dictatorship, everything hinges on one man. A tobacco grower s income for the year may hinge on what the weather is like in a few summer weeks …
77be contingent upon — be dependent on, depend on, be on the condition that …
78hinge upon — v. depend on, be contingent on, be dependent on …
79count on/upon — Syn: rely on, depend on, bank on, be sure of, have confidence in, believe in, put one s faith in, take for granted, take as read …
80Depended — Depend De*pend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Depended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depending}.] [F. d[ e]pendre, fr. L. depend?re; de + pend?re to hang. See {Pendant}.] 1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above. [1913… …
