depend

Definitions


[dɪˈpɛnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be controlled or determined by
(e.g: differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors)

- be able to trust; rely on
(e.g: we can depend on her to deliver a quality product)

- hang down
(e.g: his tongue depended from open jaws)


Phrases:
- depending on
- it depends

Origin:
late Middle English(in depend; also in the sense ‘wait or be in suspense’): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’




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