What does depend mean?
Definitions for depend
dɪˈpɛndde·pend
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Princeton's WordNet
depend(verb)
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
"That depends"
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
depend(Verb)
To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
depend(Verb)
To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
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.
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.
depend(Verb)
To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.
Origin: From dependre, from de- + pendre.
Webster Dictionary
Depend(verb)
to hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above
Depend(verb)
to hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court
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
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
Depend(verb)
to serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer
Depend(verb)
to impend
Origin: [F. dpendre, fr. L. dependre; de- + pendre to hang. See Pendant.]
Freebase
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
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
depend
as well as all factors, activities, and events of friendly and adversary space forces across the spectrum of conflict.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'depend' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2916
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'depend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3296
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'depend' in Verbs Frequency: #228
Anagrams for depend »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of depend in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of depend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of depend in a Sentence
Lives depend on it.
Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.
Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them.
This market will not depend on a single drug.
Believe in miracles but don't depend on them.
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- تعتمدArabic
- разчитам, вярвам, разчитам наBulgarian
- závisetCzech
- afhængeDanish
- abhängenGerman
- usaldama, sõltumaEstonian
- roikkua, olla riippuvainen, riippua, luottaaFinnish
- dépendre, pendreFrench
- bi an crochadh, crochScottish Gaelic
- סמך, תלויHebrew
- tergantungIndonesian
- dependarIdo
- pendere, dipendere, fare affidamentoItalian
- 依存Japanese
- whakawhirinakiMāori
- stole på, avhengeNorwegian
- afhangen, vertrouwen, hangen, hangende zijnDutch
- stole på, avhange, avhengeNorwegian Nynorsk
- zależeć odPolish
- pendurar, dependerPortuguese
- зависеть, свиса́ть, ви́снуть, висе́тьRussian
- ovisitiSerbo-Croatian
- bero påSwedish
- tegemeaSwahili
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