depend

depend

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English

Etymology

From Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre and Latin dependeō, from Latin dē- + pendeō (to hang). In this sense, displaced native Old English hangian (to hang or depend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈpɛnd/, /də-/, /di-/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnd

Verb

depend (third-person singular simple present depends, present participle depending, simple past and past participle depended)

  1. (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. (intransitive, usually followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
  3. (now literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
  4. (archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
  5. (transitive) To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.

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References

  • “depend”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “depend”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • pended

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