Depend
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Depend
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1 v. i.
To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
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2 v. i.
To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
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3 v. i.
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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4 v. i.
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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5 v. i.
To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.
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6 v. i.
To impend.
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7 v. i.
To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
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8 v. i.
To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
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9 v. i.
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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10 v. i.
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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11 v. i.
To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.
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12 v. i.
To impend.