dependant upon
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Conditional, subject to: The state or quality of being determined, influenced, or controlled by a specific condition, circumstance, or event. It describes a situation where one thing is a direct consequence or requirement of another.
Usage
- This adjective is used to describe a noun (e.g., a plan, decision, outcome, or agreement) that is not fixed or absolute but relies on something else happening first.
- It is often followed by the preposition "on" to introduce the condition.
- Common Structures:
[Noun] is dependant upon [condition].[Action] is dependant upon [circumstance].
Examples
- Adjective:
- The success of the mission is dependant upon the weather. (The mission's success is conditional on the weather.)
- Our final decision is dependant upon the results of the survey. (Our decision is subject to the survey results.)
- Funding for the project is dependant upon government approval. (The funding is conditional and requires government approval.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be heavily/entirely/wholly dependant upon": Emphasizes a strong or complete reliance on a condition.
- The company's survival is heavily dependant upon this new contract.
- "to make something dependant upon": To establish a condition for something.
- They made their cooperation dependant upon a full disclosure of the facts.
Variants and Related Words
- Dependent (Adjective): The more common spelling in American English with the same meaning (e.g., ).
- Dependence (Noun): The state of being controlled or determined by something else.
- There is a clear dependence of crop yield on summer rainfall.
- Conditional (Adjective): Subject to one or more conditions.
- Contingent (Adjective): Dependent on something uncertain; conditional.
Synonyms
- Conditional on: Subject to a specified condition being met.
- Subject to: Likely or able to be affected by; dependent on.
- Contingent on: Occurring or existing only if certain circumstances are the case.
Related Phrases
- (To be) hinging on: To depend entirely on.
- Everything hinges on the outcome of the meeting.
- (To be) predicated on: To be based or established on.
- The theory is predicated on a single, unproven assumption.
Notes on Usage
- Spelling: "Dependant" is the traditional spelling in British English when used as an adjective. "Dependent" is standard in American English for both the adjective and the noun. The phrase "dependant upon" is interchangeable with "dependent on."
- Formality: This term is appropriate for both formal/academic writing and general use.
Adjective
- determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
- arms sales contingent on the approval of congress