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de·pend  (d-pnd)

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.

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[Middle English dependen, to hang down, from Old French dependre, from Latin dpendre : 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.

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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]

Thesaurus

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" bet, reckon, calculate, count, look rely, trust, swear, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

Translations

depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi to depend (up)on (= be dependent upon) → depender de (= rely on); contar con;

it depends → depende, según;

depending on the result → según el resultado

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depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi to depend (up)on → dépendre de (= rely on); compter sur;

(financially) → dépendre (financièrement) de, être à la charge de;

it depends → cela dépend;

depending on the result ... → selon le résultat ...

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depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi to depend on → abhängen von;

(rely on, trust) → sich verlassen auf +acc;

(financially) → abhängig sein von, angewiesen sein auf +acc;

it depends → es kommt darauf an;

depending on the result ... → je nachdem, wie das Ergebnis ausfällt, ...

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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;

depending on the result ... → a seconda del risultato ...