intransitive. Of a thing: to reside or inhere in; to be an attribute of; to depend on. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

figurative. to lie in (a person): to rest or centre in him; to depend upon him, be in his power (to do). Now chiefly in as far as in (me,etc.) lies…

intransitive. To rely or depend on (something); to trust to. Now only: to take one's stand on (a premise). Cf. to stand on —— 2a at phrasal verbs 2.

intransitive. To have as the critical factor; to hinge on, depend on.

intransitive. To rest or depend on; to derive from, to be due to. Obsolete.

figurative. To be set at stake; to hang or depend on or upon a hazard, doubtful issue, etc.

To stake the welfare or existence of (something) upon; also passive to be dependent for its destiny upon.

To regard as dependent, ‘make’ (a thing) depend, upon. Obsolete.

intransitive. To have as the critical factor; to hinge on, depend on; = to turn on —— 1 at phrasal verbs 2.

To be the (precedent) condition of, to determine as a condition the existence of. passive. To depend upon as its condition, to be conditional on.

intransitive. figurative. To rely or depend on; (of money) to be staked on.