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Systemet Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

"depend on" in collocations

I read somebody's essay and they wrote that "this method depends on writing and rewriting the same paragraphs over and ever again." It puzzled me, as i'd say that "it consists in..." Is that sentence correct, as I have big doubts about it?
  

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Your version would work. " She depends on her parents for support. ) That depends on how you look at it.

— Avangi

  • Your version would work.
  • " She depends on her parents for support.
  • ) That depends on how you look at it.
  • " It requires us to do it.
  • It can exist only if we do it.
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Your version would work.
There are at least two different senses of "depends."
She depends on her parents for support. (She is reliant on them.)

That depends on how you look at it. (The truth or falsity of something is contingent on etc.)


"This method depends on writing and rewriting etc." can mean "This method depends on our doi
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Hello, thank you for the help Avangi!
Now, when i look at it, I can see how it might be interpreted that way. I do not think it is very obvious though. To me, this use is a bit contrived. Don't you have such impression? What word would YOU use in that place? Would you ever use "depend on"?
S.
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systemetWould you ever use "depend on"?
I think I might.

The race depends on your getting through the slalom gates in record time, without knocking any of them down.

I think this is natural. I don't believe I'd choose "consists in" here, although it's certainly possible.
systemet"this method depends on writing
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Thank you very much Avangi for your detailed answer!
I have to ponder on that a bit to see if I really understand it well.
Regards!!
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