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Definitions for Depend

[1] to rely; place trust (usually followed by on or upon ): You may depend on the accuracy of the report.
[2] to rely for support, maintenance, help, etc. (usually followed by on or upon ): Children depend on their parents.
[3] to be conditioned or contingent (usually followed by on or upon ): His success here depends upon effort and ability.
[4] to be undetermined or pending: I may go to Europe or I may not, it all depends.
[5] Grammar . (of a word or other linguistic form) to be subordinate to another linguistic form in the same construction; to form a part of a construction other than the head.
[6] to hang down; be suspended (usually followed by from ): The chandelier depends from the ceiling of the ballroom.
[7] (foll by on or upon ) to put trust (in); rely (on); be sure (of)
[8] (usually foll by on or upon; often with it as subject ) to be influenced or determined (by); be resultant (from) whether you come or not depends on what father says ; it all depends on you
[9] (foll by on or upon ) to rely (on) for income, support, etc
[10] (foll by from) rare to hang down; be suspended
[11] to be undecided or pending

Words related to Depend

bottom, hang, rest, stay, found, ground, pend

Words nearby Depend

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Origin of Depend

1375–1425; late Middle English dependen < Old French dependre < Latin dēpendere to hang down, equivalent to dē- de- + pendere to hang

Other words from Depend

in·ter·de·pend , verb (used without object)
re·de·pend , verb (used without object)
self-de·pend·ing , adjective

Word origin for Depend

C15: from Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre to hang from, from de- + pendēre to hang

Synonyms for Depend

bank on, bet bottom dollar on, bet on, build upon, calculate on, confide in, gamble on, lay money on, lean on, reckon on, trust in, turn to