The success of the crop harvest depends on consistent rainfall throughout the growing season.
作物收成的成功取决于整个生长季节持续稳定的降雨。
Security researcher Marcus Webb notes that widespread public access to source code also means that malicious actors can study it just as easily as defenders can, and that the security benefit Brooks describes depends heavily on whether enough qualified people actually take the time to review the code.
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Physician Leo Ferraro agrees that the nasal spray produces a strong antibody response but stresses that its real-world effectiveness depends on proper administration technique, which clinical trial staff, unlike ordinary patients self-administering the spray at home, were trained to perform correctly.
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Pediatrician Marco Belli agrees that the formula produces strong recovery outcomes in trials but stresses that its real-world effectiveness depends on caregivers correctly measuring the powder-to-water ratio, which trial staff, unlike parents preparing the formula at home, were trained to do precisely.
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Which choice best defines “depend”?
D — Rely on. “depend” means rely on.
Which word means “rely on”?
B — depend. “depend” means rely on.
depend — rely on. In Chinese: 依靠，取决于.
depend is pronounced /dɪˈpend/.
The success of the crop harvest depends on consistent rainfall throughout the growing season. (作物收成的成功取决于整个生长季节持续稳定的降雨。)
rely, count on, hinge on — all close in meaning to depend (rely on).
independent, stand alone — each the opposite of depend (rely on).
Yes. depend is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
de(strengthen)+pend(hang)