Tra từ depend - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·pend [depend depends depended depending] BrE [dɪˈpend] NAmE [dɪˈpend] verb

Idioms: ↑depending on ▪ ↑it depends ▪ ↑that depends
Derived: ↑depend on somebody ▪ ↑depend on something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English originally meaning ‘to hang down’; also in the sense ‘wait or be in suspense’): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’.

Grammar Point:
depend on
In informal English, it is quite common to say depend rather than depend on before words like what, how or whether: ▪ It depends what you mean by ‘hostile’. In formal written English, depend should always be followed by on or upon: ▪ It depends on how you define the term ‘hostile’. Upon is more formal and less frequent than on.

Synonyms:
trust
depend on sb/sth • rely on sb/sth • count on sb/sth • believe in sb
These words all mean to believe that sb/sth will do what you hope or expect of them or that what they tell you is correct or true.
trust • to believe that sb is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that sth is true or correct: ▪ You can trust me not to tell anyone. ◇ ▪ Don't trust what you read in the newspapers!
depend on/upon sb/sth • (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, to do the right thing, or to be true or correct: ▪ He was the sort of person you could depend on. ◇ ▪ Can you depend on her version of what happened?
rely on/upon sb/sth • (used especially with can/cannot/could/could not and should/should not) to trust sb/sth to do what you expect or want, or to be honest, correct or good enough: ▪ Can I rely on you to keep this secret? ◇ ▪ You can't rely on any figures you get from them.
trust, depend or rely on/upon sb/sth?
You can trust a person but not a thing or system. You can trust sb's judgement or advice, but not their support. You can depend on sb's support, but not their judgement or advice. Rely on/upon sb/sth is used especially with you can/could or you should to give advice or a promise: I don't really rely on his judgement. ◇ ▪ You can't really rely on his judgement.
count on sb/sth • (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to be sure that sb will do what you need them to do, or that sth will happen as you want it to happen: ▪ I'm counting on you to help me. ◇ ▪ We can't count on the good weather lasting.
believe in sb • to feel that you can trust sb and/or that they will be successful: ▪ They need a leader they can believe in.
to trust/depend on/rely on/count on sb/sth to do sth
to trust/believe in sb/sth
to trust/rely on sb's advice/judgement
to depend on/rely on/count on sb's support
to completely trust/depend on/rely on/believe in sb/sth

Example Bank:
•The future of the company will depend crucially on how consumers respond.
•The outcome seems to depend on the type of soil used.
•Whether or not we can go ultimately depends on the weather.