de·pend (d -p nd )intr.v. de·pend·ed, de·pend·ing, de·pends 1. To rely, especially for support or maintenance: Children must depend on their parents. 2. To place trust or confidence: You can depend on his honesty. See Synonyms at rely. 3. To be determined, conditioned, or contingent: a grade depending on the results of the final exam. 4. To have a dependence: began to depend more and more on drugs. 5. To be pending or undecided, as in a court or legislature. 6. To hang down: "And ever-living Lamps depend in Rows" (Alexander Pope). [Middle English dependen, to hang down, from Old French dependre, from Latin d  pendre : d-, de- + pendre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: In writing, depend is followed by on or upon when indicating condition or contingency, as in It depends on who is in charge. Omission of the preposition is typical of casual speech. |
depend
Verb
depend on
a. to put trust (in); rely (on)
b. to be influenced or determined (by): the answer depends on four main issues
c. to rely (on) for income or support [Latin dependere to hang from]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | depend - be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" hang by a hair, hang by a thread - depend on a small thing or be at risk; "His life now hangs by a thread" |
| 2. | depend - 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" |
Translations
depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi to depend (up)on (= be dependent upon) → depender de (= rely on); contar con;
it depends → depende, según;
depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi to depend (up)on → dépendre de (= rely on); compter sur;
it depends → cela dépend;
depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi to depend (up)on → dipendere da (= rely on); contare su (= be dependent on); dipendere (economicamente) da, essere a carico di;
it depends → dipende;
v depend [diˈpend]
(withon)
1 to rely on You can't depend on his arriving on time. staatmaak op يَثِق ،يتَّكِل عَلى، يَعْتَمِد разчитам на spolehnout se være afhængig af sich verlassen auf βασίζομαι contar con, fiarse de lootma اطمینان کردن به؛ روی کسی حساب کردن luottaa se fierà לִסמוֹך עַל- भरोसा रखना pouzdati se u (meg)bízik vkiben, vmiben bergantung pada reiða sig á, treysta contare su 当てにする 믿다 pasikliauti paļauties bergantung vertrouwen op stole på, regne med polegać contar a se baza pe рассчитывать (на) spoľahnúť sa zanašati se osloniti se lita på, räkna med ไว้วางใจ güvenmek 依靠 покладатися منحصر ہونا tin tưởng 依靠
2 to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from The school depends for its survival on money from the Church. afhanklik wees van, reken op يَعْتَمِد разчитам на být závislý være afhængig af abhängen von στηρίζομαι depender de (millestki) sõltuma متکی بودن به olla riippuvainen jostakin dépendre de לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי בְּ- आश्रित होना biti ovisan számít vkire, vmire menggantungkan vera uppá (e-n) kominn, vera háður dipendere da 頼る (경제적 지원에) 의존하다 priklausyti būt atkarīgam berharap afhangen van avhenge av, være avhengig av być zależnym depender de a depinde de находиться на иждивении byť závislý biti odvisen zavisiti vara beroende av พึ่งพา bağımlı olmak, muhtaç olmak 依賴 розраховувати مالی طور پر محتاج ہونا tùy thuộc 依赖
3 (of a future happening etc) to be decided by Our success depends on everyone working hard. dit hang daarvan af يَعْتَمِد завися от záviset være afhængig af; være betinget af abhängen von εξαρτώμαι depender de olenema منوط بودن به؛ بستگی داشتن به riippua dépendre de תָּלוּי निर्भर zavisiti függ vmitől ditentukan ráðast af dipendere da しだいである ...에 달려 있다, 좌우되다 priklausyti būt atkarīgam bergantung afhangen van avhenge av, være avhengig av zależeć depender a fi condiţionat de зависеть závisieť biti odvisen zavisiti komma an på, hänga på ขึ้นอยู่กับ ...-e bağlı olmak 依...而定，取決於 залежати موقوف ہونا phụ thuộc vào 依...而定，取决于
adj deˈpendable
(negativeundependable) trustworthy or reliable I know he'll remember to get the wine – he's very dependable. betroubaar يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْه، جَدير بالثِّقَه сигурен spolehlivý pålidelig; en, man kan stole på verläßlich αξιόπιστος, φερέγγυος fiable, de confianza digno usaldusväärne قابل اطمینان؛ قابل اعتماد luotettava digne de confiance אָמִין विश्वसनीय pouzdan megbízható andal áreiðanlegur affidabile 信頼できる 믿을 수 있는, 의지할 수 있는 patikimas tāds, uz kuru var paļauties boleh diharap betrouwbaar pålitelig, driftssikker niezawodny digno de confiança demn de încredere надёжный spoľahlivý zanesljiv pouzdan pålitlig เชื่อถือได้ güvenilir 可靠的 надійний; такий, на якого можна покластися قابل اعتماد đáng tin cậy 可靠的
n deˈpendant
a person who is kept or supported by another He has five dependants to support – a wife and four children. afhanklike, ondergeskikte مُعْتَمِد، تابِع зависим rodinný příslušník, závislá osoba person, som man forsørger der /die Angehörige προστατευόμενος persona a su cargo ülalpeetav آدم وابسته؛ تحت تکلف elätettävä personne à charge נִתמָך निर्भर ovisan čovjek eltartott tanggungan skjólstæðingur; sá sem er á framfæri annars persona a carico 扶養家族 부양 가족 išlaikytinis apgādājamais tanggungan afhankelijke person som en forsørger osoba na utrzymaniu dependente persoană întreţinută de cineva иждивенец rodinný príslušník oskrbovanec štićenik person som försörjs av annan ผู้อยู่ภายใต้การอุปถัมภ์ bakmakla yükümlü olunan kimse 受贍養者 утриманець دست نگر người sống dựa 受赡养者
adj deˈpendent
1 relying on (someone etc) for (financial) support He is totally dependent on his parents. afhanklik van مُعْتَمِد، تابِع зависим odkázaný, závislý afhængig abhängig εξαρτώμενος dependiente (materiaalselt) sõltuv وابسته؛ متکی به riippuvainen à charge נִתמָך निर्भर ovisan, upućen na vkitől függő menggantungkan diri háður dipendente, a carico 頼っている 의지하는 priklausomas atkarīgs bergantung afhankelijk avhengig zależny dependente întreţinut de находящийся на иждивении odkázaný odvisen zavistan beroende พึ่งพา bağımlı, bağlı 依賴的 той, що живе на утриманні مالی طور پر محتاج ہونا dựa vào 依赖的
2 (of a future happening etc) to be decided by Whether we go or not is dependent on whether we have enough money. afhangende van مُعْتَمِد عَلى зависим závislý være afhængig af; være betinget af; komme an på abhängig που εξαρτάται από dependiente olenev وابسته به؛ در گرو riippuvainen dépendant (de) תָּלוּי निर्भर ovisan, upućen na vmitől függő tergantung ráðast af dipendente しだいである ...에 달려 있는, 좌우되는 priklausomas atkarīgs bergantung afhankelijk være avhengig av, komme an på zależny dependente condiţionat обусловленный závislý odvisen zavistan od beroende ขึ้นอยู่กับ ...-e bağlı 由...來決定的 залежний منحصر کرنا phụ thuộc 由...来决定的
it/that depends, it all depends
what happens, is decided etc, will be affected by something else I don't know if I'll go to the party – it all depends. afhangende van ذلك يَعْتَمِد على، مُتَعَلِّق ب зависи podle okolností, přijde na to komme an på så meget es kommt darauf an εξαρτάται eso depende oleneb asjaoludest بستگی دارد riippuu olosuhteista cela dépend זֶה תָּלוּי בְּ- निर्भर ovisi attól függ tergantung keadaan fara eftir ÿmsu dipende 状況しだい 미정이다, 상황에 따라 다르다 pamatysim, tai nuo daug ko priklauso atkarībā no apstākļiem bergantung het hangt ervan af det kommer an på to zależy depende depinde увидим podľa okolností odvisno je zavisi det beror på แล้วแต่ belli olmaz 視情況而定 побачимо منحصر ہونا để xem sau 视情况而定
to look after one's dependants (not dependents ).
to be dependent (not dependant ) on one's parents.
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