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1. (v.i.) depend
to rely; place trust (usu. fol. by on or upon):
You may depend on our tact.
2. depend
to rely for support or help (usu. fol. by on or upon).
3. depend
to be conditioned or contingent (usu. fol. by on or upon):
Our plans depend on the weather.
4. depend
to be undetermined or pending.
5. depend
(of a linguistic form) to be subordinate to another linguistic form in the same construction.
6. depend
to hang down; be suspended (usu. fol. by from).
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < OF dependre&indirdesc; L dēpendēre to hang down =dē-de - +pendēre to hang)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) depend
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
"That depends"
2. (verb) count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon
have faith or confidence in
"you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
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1. (verb) depend
depending on
indicates that sth changes according to the situation
The color seems to change depending on the light.
2. depend
it/that depends
indicates that a decision may change according to the situation
"Are you coming with us?" "It depends what my parents say."
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) depend
to hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above
2. (verb) depend
to hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court
3. (verb) depend
to rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; -- followed by on or upon, formerly by of
4. (verb) depend
to trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; -- with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour
5. (verb) depend
to serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer
6. (verb) depend
to impend
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. depend
as well as all factors, activities, and events of friendly and adversary space forces across the spectrum of conflict.
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Sense: to rely on
You can't depend on his arriving on time.
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 Afrikaans: staatmaak op |
 Arabic: يَثِق ،يتَّكِل عَلى، يَعْ |
 Bulgarian: разчитам на |
 Brazilian: contar |
 Czech: spolehnout se |
 German: sich verlassen auf |
 Danish: være afhængig af |
 Greek: βασίζομαι |
 Spanish: contar con, fiarse de |
 Estonian: lootma |
 Farsi: اطمینان کردن به؛ روی کسی |
 Finnish: luottaa |
 French: se fierà |
 Hebrew: לִסמוֹך עַל- |
 Hindi: भरोसा रखना |
 Croatian: pouzdati se u |
 Hungarian: (meg)bízik vkiben, vmiben |
 Indonesian: bergantung pada |
 Icelandic: reiða sig á, treysta |
 Italian: contare su |
 Japanese: 当てにする |
 Korean: 신뢰하다 |
 Lithuanian: pasikliauti |
 Latvian: paļauties |
 Malay: bergantung |
 Dutch: vertrouwen op |
 Norwegian: stole på, regne med |
 Polish: polegać |
 Persian: اطمینان کردن به؛ روی کسی |
 Pashto: متكى كېدل: مربوطېدل هيله |
 Portuguese: contar |
 Romanian: a se baza pe |
 Russian: рассчитывать (на) |
 Slovak: spoľahnúť sa |
 Slovenian: zanašati se |
 Serbian: osloniti se |
 Swedish: lita på, räkna med |
 Thai: ไว้วางใจ |
 Turkish: güvenmek |
 Taiwanese: 依靠 |
 Ukrainian: покладатися |
 Urdu: منحصر ہونا |
 Vietnamese: tin tưởng |
 Chinese: 依靠 |
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