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Plants depend on sunlight and water.
What does Depend mean?
Depend means to rely on something.
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To depend means to need someone or something for support, or to be decided by something else.
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The answer may depend on the information in the chart.
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Good teamwork means people can depend on one another.
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What does depend mean?
Depend means to rely on something.
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Which choice is closest in meaning to depend?
The choice "rely" is closest in meaning because depend means to rely on something.
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Which choice is the best antonym or contrast for depend?
The choice "stand alone" is a strong contrast because depend means to rely on something.
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MeaningDepend means to rely on something.
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relyRelated meaning; check context for exact use.
count onRelated meaning; check context for exact use.
be based onRelated meaning; check context for exact use.
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stand aloneNot need support from something else.
be independentNot rely on another person or thing.
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