Meanings
preposition
- Conditioned upon; to a varying extent or degree based on.
Synonyms: according to, according as
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositionConditioned upon; to a varying extent or degree based on.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectivebeing determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
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contingentcontingent oncontingent upondependent ondependant ondependent upondependant uponconditional
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Origin
Translations
French selon
- selonconditioned upon
Italian a seconda di
- a seconda diconditioned upon
Polish w zależności od, zależnie od
- w zależności odconditioned upon
- zależnie odconditioned upon
Russian в зави́симости от, по
- в зави́симости от (v zavísimosti ot)conditioned upon
- по (po)conditioned upon
Vietnamese tùy, tùy theo
- tùyconditioned upon
- tùy theoconditioned upon
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APA
depending on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depending%20on
MLA
“depending on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depending%20on. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depending on,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depending%20on.
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