depend _verb

1-) to be affected by something else

ADVERBS

very much, greatly
・The cost of accommodation very much depends on where you live.

mainly, largely  
・Whether they succeed or not will mainly depend on their own efforts.

entirely, completely 
・It entirely depends on each individual couple how they conduct their relationship.

partly 
・The result partly depends, of course, on the conditions at that particular time.

rather 
・“Is it easy?” “That rather depends on what you mean by ‘easy’!”

ultimately 
・His future ultimately depended on whether the court believed his story.

PREPOSITIONS

on, upon 
・The outcome depends on several economic factors.

PHRASES

it (all) depends on sth 
・Several different scenarios are possible. It all depends on the weather.

it/that depends 
・“How are you going to get there?” “It depends.”

everything depends on sth
・Everything depends on how the team plays on the day.

depend on sth to some extent
・Your answer will depend to some extent on the type of person you are.

2-) to need someone or something in order to be able to do something

ADVERBS

heavily 
・She finds it difficult to walk, and depends heavily on her children.
・Our work depends heavily on voluntary donations from the public.

entirely 
・The industry depends entirely on exports.

PHRASES

depend on/upon sb for sth
・We all depend upon one another for survival.