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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Depend \De*pend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Depended; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Depending.] [F. d['e]pendre, fr. L. depend?re; de- +
     pend?re to hang. See Pendant.]
     1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or
        attached to something above.
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              And ever-living lamps depend in rows. --Pope.
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     2. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or
        undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
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              You will not think it unnatural that those who have
              an object depending, which strongly engages their
              hopes and fears, should be somewhat inclined to
              superstition.                         --Burke.
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     3. 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.
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              The truth of God's word dependeth not of the truth
              of the congregation.                  --Tyndale.
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              The conclusion . . . that our happiness depends
              little on political institutions, and much on the
              temper and regulation of our own minds. --Macaulay.
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              Heaven forming each on other to depend. --Pope.
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     4. 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.
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              But if you 're rough, and use him like a dog,
              Depend upon it -- he 'll remain incog. --Addison.
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     5. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.
        [Obs.] --Shak.
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     6. To impend. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Depend \De*pend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Depended; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Depending.] [F. d['e]pendre, fr. L. depend?re; de- +
     pend?re to hang. See Pendant.]
     1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or
        attached to something above.
  
              And ever-living lamps depend in rows. --Pope.
  
     2. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or
        undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
  
              You will not think it unnatural that those who have
              an object depending, which strongly engages their
              hopes and fears, should be somewhat inclined to
              superstition.                         --Burke.
  
     3. 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.
  
              The truth of God's word dependeth not of the truth
              of the congregation.                  --Tyndale.
  
              The conclusion . . . that our happiness depends
              little on political institutions, and much on the
              temper and regulation of our own minds. --Macaulay.
  
              Heaven forming each on other to depend. --Pope.
  
     4. 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.
  
              But if you 're rough, and use him like a dog, Depend
              upon it -- he 'll remain incog.       --Addison.
  
     5. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.
        [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     6. To impend. [Obs.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  depend
       v 1: be contingent upon (something that is ellided); "That
            depends"
       2: 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" [syn: count, bet, look, calculate, reckon]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  depend
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εξαρτώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  depend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive followed by ''on'' or ''upon'', formerly also
  by ''of'') To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a
  necessary condition; to hinge on.
     2 (senseid en trust)(lb en intransitive usually followed by ''on'' or
  ''upon'') To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
     3 (lb en now literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being
  fastened or attached to something above.
     4 (lb en archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  depend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive followed by ''on'' or ''upon'', formerly also
  by ''of'') To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a
  necessary condition; to hinge on.
     2 (senseid en trust)(lb en intransitive usually followed by ''on'' or
  ''upon'') To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
     3 (lb en now literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being
  fastened or attached to something above.
     4 (lb en archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  depend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive followed by ''on'' or ''upon'', formerly also
  by ''of'') To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a
  necessary condition; to hinge on.
     2 (senseid en trust)(lb en intransitive usually followed by ''on'' or
  ''upon'') To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
     3 (lb en now literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being
  fastened or attached to something above.
     4 (lb en archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  depend
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive followed by ''on'' or ''upon'', formerly also
  by ''of'') To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a
  necessary condition; to hinge on.
     2 (senseid en trust)(lb en intransitive usually followed by ''on'' or
  ''upon'') To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
     3 (lb en now literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being
  fastened or attached to something above.
     4 (lb en archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  depend
     Englanti vb.
     (rak en (up)on) riippua jstak, olla riippuvainen jstak

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  depend
     Engelska vb.
     bero

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Depend /dɪpˈɛnd/
  إعتمد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  depend //di-// //də-// //dɪˈpɛnd// 
  1. зави́ся, разчи́там
  be contingent or conditioned
  2. вися
  hang down
  3. вярвам, разчитам
  trust