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The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study. ☊ content ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: He knew he could depend upon her to deal with the situation. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
Depend upon it (= you can be sure) we won't give up. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
depend sb/sth doing sth: Can we depend on you coming in on Sunday? ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
depend sb/sth to do sth: You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth ☊
The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth (for sth) ☊
I don't want to depend too much on my parents. ☊ depend on/upon sb/sth (for sth) ☊
Does the quality of teaching depend on class size? ☊ depend on/upon sth ☊
It would depend on the circumstances. ☊ depend on/upon sth ☊
depend how, what, etc...: Whether we need more food depends on how many people turn up. ☊ depend on/upon sth ☊
I might not go. It depends how tired I am. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
'Your job sounds fun.' 'It depends what you mean by 'fun'.' ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
I shouldn't be too late. But it depends if the traffic's bad. ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live). ☊ existence ☊
The result will depend on a number of different factors ☊ factor ☊
The success or failure of the plan depends on you. ☊ failure ☊
The centre aims to free young people from dependency on drugs. ☊ free ☊
He relies heavily on his parents. ☊ heavily ☊
Treatment depends on the individual involved. ☊ individual ☊
Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company. ☊ length ☊
The personal and social development of the child are inextricably linked (= they depend on each other). ☊ link ☊
The tides depend on the pull of the moon. ☊ pull ☊
people who are financially dependent on the state ☊ state ☊
families dependent on state benefits (= in Britain, money given by the government to people who are poor) ☊ state ☊
Political power depends upon economic strength. ☊ strength ☊
Not unexpectedly, most local business depends on tourism. ☊ unexpectedly ☊
It's not up to you to tell me how to do my job. ☊ be up to sb ☊
Currency exchange rates are always subject to variation. ☊ variation ☊
regional/seasonal variation (= depending on the region or time of year) ☊ variation ☊
Good education often depends on wealth. ☊ wealth ☊
'Are you going to the beach tomorrow?' 'It depends on the weather.' ☊ weather ☊
Success in studying depends on a willingness to learn. ☊ willingness ☊