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de·pend

(dĭ-pĕnd′)
v. de·pend·ed, de·pend·ing, de·pends
v.intr.
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, influenced, 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. Archaic To hang down: "And ever-living Lamps depend in Rows" (Alexander Pope).
v.tr. Informal
To be determined by, be influenced by, or be contingent on: "What happened?" "It depends who you ask."

[Middle English dependen, to hang down, from Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre : dē-, de- + pendēre, to hang; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]
Usage Note: In standard 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
[C15: from Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre to hang from, from de- + pendēre to hang]
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de•pend

(dɪˈpɛnd)

v.i.
1. to rely; place trust (usu. fol. by on or upon): You may depend on our tact.
2. to rely for support or help (usu. fol. by on or upon).
3. to be conditioned or contingent (usu. fol. by on or upon): Our plans depend on the weather.
4. to be undetermined or pending.
5. (of a linguistic form) to be subordinate to another linguistic form in the same construction.
6. to hang down; be suspended (usu. fol. by from).
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Old French dependre « Latin dēpendēre to hang down =dē- de- + pendēre to hang]
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depend

1. 'depend on'

If you depend on someone or something or depend upon them, you need them in order to survive.

At college Julie seemed to depend on Simon more and more.
Uruguay's economy has depended heavily on its banking sector.
The factories depend upon natural resources.

If one thing depends on another thing, the first thing is affected by the second.

The success of the meeting depends largely on whether the chairperson is efficient.
The cooking time depends on the size of the potato.

Be Careful!
Depend is never an adjective. Don't say, for example, that someone or something 'is depend on' another person or thing. You say that they are dependent on that person or thing.

The local economy is dependent on oil and gas extraction.
2. 'depending on'

You use depending on to say that something varies according to particular circumstances.

There are, depending on the individual, a lot of different approaches.
They cost £20 or £25 depending on the size.
3. 'it depends'

Sometimes people answer a question by saying 'It depends', rather than 'yes' or 'no'. They usually then explain what else affects the situation.

'What time will you arrive?' 'It depends. If I come by train, I'll arrive at 5 o'clock. If I come by bus, I'll be a bit later.'
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depend


Past participle: depended
Gerund: depending

Imperative
depend
depend
Present
I depend
you depend
he/she/it depends
we depend
you depend
they depend
Preterite
I depended
you depended
he/she/it depended
we depended
you depended
they depended
Present Continuous
I am depending
you are depending
he/she/it is depending
we are depending
you are depending
they are depending
Present Perfect
I have depended
you have depended
he/she/it has depended
we have depended
you have depended
they have depended
Past Continuous
I was depending
you were depending
he/she/it was depending
we were depending
you were depending
they were depending
Past Perfect
I had depended
you had depended
he/she/it had depended
we had depended
you had depended
they had depended
Future
I will depend
you will depend
he/she/it will depend
we will depend
you will depend
they will depend
Future Perfect
I will have depended
you will have depended
he/she/it will have depended
we will have depended
you will have depended
they will have depended
Future Continuous
I will be depending
you will be depending
he/she/it will be depending
we will be depending
you will be depending
they will be depending
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been depending
you have been depending
he/she/it has been depending
we have been depending
you have been depending
they have been depending
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been depending
you will have been depending
he/she/it will have been depending
we will have been depending
you will have been depending
they will have been depending
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been depending
you had been depending
he/she/it had been depending
we had been depending
you had been depending
they had been depending
Conditional
I would depend
you would depend
he/she/it would depend
we would depend
you would depend
they would depend
Past Conditional
I would have depended
you would have depended
he/she/it would have depended
we would have depended
you would have depended
they would have depended
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

depend

verb
To fasten or be fastened at one point with no support from below:
phrasal verb
depend on or upon
1. To place trust or confidence in:
bank on (or upon), believe in, count on (or upon), reckon on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in).
2. To look forward to confidently:
Informal: figure on.
3. To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable:
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Translations
يَثِق ،يتَّكِل عَلى، يَعْتَمِديَعْتَمِديَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى
závisetbýt závislýspolehnout se
afhænge af
sõltumausaldama
riippuariippua jostakinroikkua
ovisiti
ráîast afreiîa sig á, treystavera uppá kominn, vera háîur
あてにする
의존하다
išlaikytinispamatysimpasikliautipriklausomastai nuo daug ko priklauso
būt atkarīgam
byť závislýspoľahnúť sa
biti odvisen
bero
ขึ้นอยู่กับ
güvenmek muhtaç olmakbağımlı olmak-e bağlı olmak
phụ thuộc

depend

[dɪˈpend] VI
1. (= rely) to depend (up)oncontar 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 lateten por seguro que llegará tarde
2. (= be dependent) to depend (up)ondepender de
he depends on her for everythingdepende de ella para todo
he has to depend on his pentiene que vivir de su pluma
3. (= be influenced by) to depend ondepender de
your success depends on how hard you worktu éxito depende del trabajo que hagas
it (all) depends on the weather(todo) depende del tiempo
it (all) depends what you meandepende de lo que quieras decir
that dependseso depende
depending on the weather, we can go tomorrowsegún el tiempo que haga, podemos ir mañana
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

depend

vi
(= be determined by)abhängen (on sb/sth von jdm/etw); the price depends on the quantity you buyder Preis hängt von der Menge ab, die Sie kaufen ; it depends on what you mean by reasonablees kommt darauf an, was Sie unter vernünftig verstehen ; how long are you staying? — it dependswie lange bleiben Sie? — das kommt darauf an; it all depends on ...das kommt ganz auf ... an; depending on his moodje nach seiner Laune ; depending on how late we arriveje nachdem, wie spät wir ankommen
(= rely)sich verlassen (→ on, upon auf +acc); you may depend (up)on his comingSie 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 forgetdu kannst dich darauf verlassen, dass er es vergisst
(person: = be dependent on) to depend onabhängig sein von, angewiesen sein auf (+acc); they have to depend on the grandparents for childcaresie 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...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

depend

(diˈpend) verb
(with on).
1. to rely on. You can't depend on his arriving on time. staatmaak op يَثِق ،يتَّكِل عَلى، يَعْتَمِد разчитам на contar spolehnout se sich verlassen auf være afhængig af 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 متكى كېدل: مربوطېدل هيله درلوډل: باور درلودل contar a se baza pe рассчитывать 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 depender de být závislý abhängen von være afhængig af 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 متكى كېدل 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 depender záviset abhängen von være afhængig af; være betinget af εξαρτώμαι depender de olenema منوط بودن به؛ بستگی داشتن به riippua dépendre de תלוי 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 مربوطېدل 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
deˈpendable adjective
(negative undependable) trustworthy or reliable. I know he'll remember to get the wine – he's very dependable. betroubaar يُعْتَمَد عَلَيْه، جَدير بالثِّقَه сигурен confiável spolehlivý verläßlich pålidelig; en, man kan stole på αξιόπιστος, φερέγγυος fiable, digno de confianza usaldusväärne قابل اطمینان؛ قابل اعتماد luotettava digne de confiance אמין 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 د اعتماد وړ 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
deˈpendant noun
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 dependente rodinný příslušník, závislá osoba der /die Angehörige person, som man forsørger προστατευόμενος persona a su cargo ülalpeetav آدم وابسته؛ تحت تکلف huollettava personne à charge נתמך 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 متكى، هيله ناك: باورى، تكيه: هيله: باور: هغه څوك چه اعاشه يې په بل پورې اړه لرى dependente persoană întreţinută de cineva иждивенец rodinný príslušník oskrbovanec štićenik person som försörjs av annan ผู้อยู่ภายใต้การอุปถัมภ์ bakmakla yükümlü olunan kimse 受扶養者 утриманець دست نگر người sống dựa 受赡养者
deˈpendent adjective
1. relying on (someone etc) for (financial) support. He is totally dependent on his parents. afhanklik van مُعْتَمِد، تابِع зависим dependente odkázaný, závislý abhängig afhængig εξαρτώμενος dependiente (materiaalselt) sõltuv وابسته؛ متکی به riippuvainen à charge נתמך निर्भर ovisan, upućen na vkitől függő menggantungkan diri háður dipendente, a carico 頼っている 의존하는 priklausomas atkarīgs bergantung afhankelijk avhengig zależny تر لاس لاندې، هيله ناك، متكى 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 dependente závislý abhängig være afhængig af; være betinget af; komme an på που εξαρτάται από dependiente olenev وابسته به؛ در گرو riippuvainen dépendant תלוי 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 په يو شى پورى اړ يا تړلى 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 depende podle okolností, přijde na to es kommt darauf an komme an på så meget 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 بستګی لرل 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

يَعْتَمِدُ عَلَى záviset afhænge af verlassen (sich) εξαρτώμαι depender riippua jostakin dépendre ovisiti dipendere あてにする 의존하다 afhangen van avhenge zależeć depender зависеть bero ขึ้นอยู่กับ güvenmek phụ thuộc 依赖
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

depend

vi. depender, fiarse de [on, upon] un médico, un amigo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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