depend
To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
Example
“We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow.”
Other meanings
To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
“we should all be able to depend on the word or assurance of our friends”
To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.
Related words
- depending on
- dependingly
- undepending
- dependability
- dependancy
- dependence
- dependable
- dependant
- dependee
- depender
- as if one's life depends on it
- depends who's asking
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "dē-".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “depend” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.