Depend
Depend verb - To be determined by, based on, or subject (to).
Usage example: whether or not we play baseball will depend on how much rain we get
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Synonyms for Depend
Turn
Turn verb - To be determined by, based on, or subject (to).
Usage example: what we do next turns on your answer to the following question
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Then once they're alone Sam admits she doesn't want to depend on her father for everything and Eric admits he wants to turn his life around.
Source: Film / Devil's Prey -
How Eleanor will turn out will depend entirely on how you acted.
Source: Video Game / BioShock 2 - In the obscure Namco game The Blue Crystal Rod, the sequel to The Return of Ishtar (which is in turn the sequel to The Tower of Druaga), there are forty-eight different endings, which depend on the players' actions.
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