depend (redirected from depending)

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 [dɪˈpɛnd]

vb (intr)

1. (foll by on or upon) to put trust (in); rely (on); be sure (of)

2. (usually foll by on or upon; often with it as subject) to be influenced or determined (by); be resultant (from) whether you come or not depends on what father says it all depends on you

3. (Economics) (foll by on or upon) to rely (on) for income, support, etc.

4. (foll by from) Rare to hang down; be suspended

5. to be undecided or pending

[from Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre to hang from, from de- + pendēre to hang]

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"

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depend

verb

1. be determined by, be based on, be subject to, hang on, rest on, be influenced by, revolve around, hinge on, be decided by, be conditional on, be subordinate to, be contingent on What happened later would depend on his talk with her.

2. count on, turn to, trust in, bank on, be sure of, lean on, rely upon, confide in, build upon, calculate on, reckon on She assured him that he could depend on her.

Translations

depend [dɪˈpend] VI

1. (= rely) to depend (up)on → contar con
you can depend on me! → ¡cuenta conmigo!
can we depend on you to do it? → ¿podemos contar contigo para hacerlo?, ¿podemos confiar en que tú lo hagas?
you can depend on it! → ¡tenlo por seguro!
you can depend on him to be late → ten por seguro que llegará tarde

2. (= be dependent) to depend (up)on → depender de
he depends on her for everything → depende de ella para todo
he has to depend on his pen → tiene que vivir de su pluma

3. (= be influenced by) to depend on → depender de
your success depends on how hard you work → tu éxito depende del trabajo que hagas
it (all) depends on the weather → (todo)depende del tiempo
it (all) depends what you mean → depende de lo que quieras decir
that depends → eso depende
depending on the weather, we can go tomorrow → según el tiempo que haga, podemos ir mañana

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depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi

(= be contingent) it depends → cela dépend
it all depends → c'est selon
to depend on, to depend upon (= be decided by) → dépendre de
The price depends on the quality → Le prix dépend de la qualité.
it all depends on ... → tout dépend de ...
depending on → selon
depending on the weather → selon le temps
depending on the result → selon le résultat
depending on whether
The price varies, depending on whether you book by telephone or over the internet → Le prix varie selon que vous réservez par téléphone ou sur internet.

(= rely) to depend on sb (gen) → compter sur qn; (financially) → dépendre (financièrement) de qn, être à la charge de qn
You can depend on me → Vous pouvez compter sur moi.
to depend on sth (for one's survival, livelihood) → dépendre de qch

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depend

vi

(= be determined by) → abhängen (on sb/sth von jdm/etw); the price depends on the quantity you buy → der Preis hängt von der Menge ab, die Sie kaufen; it depends on what you mean by reasonable → es kommt darauf an, was Sie unter vernünftig verstehen; how long are you staying? — it depends → wie lange bleiben Sie? — das kommt darauf an; it all depends on … → das kommt ganz auf … an; depending on his mood → je nach seiner Laune; depending on how late we arrive → je nachdem, wie spät wir ankommen

(= rely) → sich verlassen (→ on, upon auf +acc); you may depend (up)on his coming → Sie können sich darauf verlassen, dass er kommt; you can depend (up)on it! → darauf können Sie sich verlassen!; you can depend (up)on it that he’ll forget → du kannst dich darauf verlassen, dass er es vergisst

(person: = be dependent on) to depend on → abhängig sein von, angewiesen sein auf (+acc); they have to depend on the grandparents for childcare → sie sind darauf angewiesen, dass die Großeltern sich um die Kinder kümmern

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depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi

a. to depend (up)on (rely) → contare su, dipendere da; (be dependent on) → dipendere (economicamente) da, essere a carico di
you can depend on it → sta pur certo

b. to depend (on) (be influenced by) → dipendere (da)
it (all) depends on the weather → (tutto) dipende dal tempo
it (all) depends what you mean → dipende da che cosa vuoi dire
that depends, it depends → dipende
depending on the result ... → a seconda del risultato...

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depend [dɪˈpɛnd] vi

a. to depend (up)on (rely) → contare su, dipendere da; (be dependent on) → dipendere (economicamente) da, essere a carico di
you can depend on it → sta pur certo

b. to depend (on) (be influenced by) → dipendere (da)
it (all) depends on the weather → (tutto) dipende dal tempo
it (all) depends what you mean → dipende da che cosa vuoi dire
that depends, it depends → dipende
depending on the result ... → a seconda del risultato...

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depend

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 신뢰하다 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 turvautua dépendre de לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי בְּ- आश्रित होना biti ovisan számít vkire, vmire menggantungkan vera uppá (e-n) kominn, vera háður dipendere da 頼る 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 달려있다 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, digno de confianza usaldusväärne قابل اطمینان؛ قابل اعتماد luotettava digne de confiance אָמִין विश्वसनीय pouzdan megbízható andal áreiðanlegur affidabile 信頼できる 믿음직한, 신뢰할만한 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 huollettava personne à charge נִתמָך निर्भर ovisan čovjek eltartott tanggungan skjólstæðingur; sá sem er á framfæri annars persona a carico 扶養家族 부양자 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 의존하는 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 달려있는 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 asianhaaroista cela dépend זֶה תָּלוּי בְּ- निर्भर ovisi attól függ tergantung keadaan fara eftir ÿmsu dipende 状況しだい (~에) 달려있다 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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depend → يعتمد spolehnout (se) afhænge af verlassen (sich) εξαρτώμαι depender riippua jostakin dépendre ovisiti dipendere あてにする 의존하다 afhangen avhenge zależeć depender зависеть bero ขึ้นอยู่กับ güvenmek phụ thuộc 依赖