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Depend

//dɪˈpɛnd// verb

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Verb

1
To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition intransitive
"We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow."
2
have faith or confidence in wordnet
3
To trust; to have confidence; to rely. intransitive, usually
"we should all be able to depend on the word or assurance of our friends"
4
be contingent upon (something that is elided) wordnet
5
To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms. literary
"The long rows of teeth on the bulwarks glistened in the moonlight; and like the white ivory tusks of some huge elephant, vast curving icicles depended from the bows."

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6
To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided. archaic
"a cause depending in court"
7
To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity. transitive
"There he wilted, obviously depending the disposal of his person and his plight on Bradly, and expecting that to be done at once, too."

Etymology

From Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre and Latin dependeō, from Latin dē- + pendeō (“to hang”). In this sense, displaced native Old English hangian (“to hang or depend”).

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