Definitions for depend
dɪˈpɛndde·pend

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. depend(verb)

   be contingent upon (something that is elided)

   "That depends"

2. count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. depend(Verb)

   To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.

2. depend(Verb)

   To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.

3. depend(Verb)

   To rely on for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; u2014 followed by on or upon, formerly by of.

4. depend(Verb)

   To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; u2014 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. depend(Verb)

   To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.

Origin: From dependre, from de- + pendre.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Depend(verb)

   to hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above

2. Depend(verb)

   to hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court

3. Depend(verb)

   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. Depend(verb)

   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. Depend(verb)

   to serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer

6. Depend(verb)

   to impend

Origin: [F. dpendre, fr. L. dependre; de- + pendre to hang. See Pendant.]

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1. Depend

   Depend is a brand of absorbent, disposable underwear for adults experiencing urinary or fecal incontinence. It is made by Kimberly-Clark. The product was first introduced in 1984. It is the dominant brand of disposable incontinence garments in the United States, with a 30.8 share of the market.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Depend

   de-pend′, v.i. to hang down: to be sustained by or connected with anything: to be pending: to rely: to rest.—adjs. Depend′able, that may be depended on; Depend′ent, depending, relying on, contingent, relative.—n. a subordinate: a hanger-on—also Depend′ant.—ns. Depend′ence, state of being dependent, reliance, trust: that on which one depends—also Depend′ance; Depend′ency, same as Dependence, in the additional sense of a foreign territory dependent on the mother-country, a kind of subordinate colony without self-government.—adj. Depend′ing, still undetermined.—adv. Depend′ingly. [Fr. dépendre—L. dependēre—de, from, and pendēre, to hang.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. depend

   as well as all factors, activities, and events of friendly and adversary space forces across the spectrum of conflict.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'depend' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2916

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'depend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3296

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'depend' in Verbs Frequency: #228

Anagrams for depend »

1. pended

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of depend in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of depend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of depend in a Sentence

1. Elijah Cummings:

   Lives depend on it.

2. Publilius Syrus:

   Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.

3. Laurence J. Peter:

   Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them.

4. Chief Executive Eli Hazum:

   This market will not depend on a single drug.

5. H. Jackson Brown Jr.:

   Believe in miracles but don't depend on them.

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