depend

[ dih-pend ]

/ dɪˈpɛnd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR depend ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object)

to rely; place trust (usually followed by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report.

to rely for support, maintenance, help, etc. (usually followed by on or upon): Children depend on their parents.

to be conditioned or contingent (usually followed by on or upon): His success here depends upon effort and ability.

to be undetermined or pending: I may go to Europe or I may not, it all depends.

Grammar. (of a word or other linguistic form) to be subordinate to another linguistic form in the same construction; to form a part of a construction other than the head.

to hang down; be suspended (usually followed by from): The chandelier depends from the ceiling of the ballroom.

Origin of depend

1375–1425; late Middle English dependen<Old French dependre<Latin dēpendere to hang down, equivalent to dē-de- + pendere to hang

OTHER WORDS FROM depend

in·ter·de·pend, verb (used without object)re·de·pend, verb (used without object)self-de·pend·ing, adjective

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for depend

Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.
Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA|Justin Jones|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But this war jumps from city to city, depending the threat of the day.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And the more she is forced to recount, the more her grasp of reality slips, or heightens, depending on your point of view.
A Novel Nearly Impossible to Review|Nicholas Mancusi|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People come to The Ball with many different goals in mind, depending on what they are looking for that evening.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots|Emily Shire|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Then, depending on how urgent I think it is to get it, sometimes I have to go back home and drop it off.
#Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project|James Joiner|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Breeds of poultry are usually divided into three separate classes, depending on the place where the breed originated.
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller
All these petitions were depending, without any answer whatever from the crown, when the revolution war broke out.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson
These after-images are due to persistence or fatigue of the visual process, depending upon conditions.
Visual Illusions|Matthew Luckiesh
The flash point of kerosene may be between 70 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit, depending upon the grade.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
The woman who was depending on charity had become a burden of which they wished to rid themselves.
Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory|Lucien Turner

British Dictionary definitions for depend

depend

/ (dɪˈpɛnd) /

verb (intr)

(foll by on or upon) to put trust (in); rely (on); be sure (of)

(usually foll by on or upon; often with it as subject) to be influenced or determined (by); be resultant (from)whether you come or not depends on what father says; it all depends on you

(foll by on or upon) to rely (on) for income, support, etc

(foll by from) rare to hang down; be suspended

to be undecided or pending

Word Origin for depend

C15: from Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre to hang from, from de- + pendēre to hang

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	depend
释义	depend [ dih-pend ] / dɪˈpɛnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR depend ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to rely; place trust (usually followed by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report. to rely for support, maintenance, help, etc. (usually followed by on or upon): Children depend on their parents. to be conditioned or contingent (usually followed by on or upon): His success here depends upon effort and ability. to be undetermined or pending: I may go to Europe or I may not, it all depends. Grammar. (of a word or other linguistic form) to be subordinate to another linguistic form in the same construction; to form a part of a construction other than the head. to hang down; be suspended (usually followed by from): The chandelier depends from the ceiling of the ballroom. Origin of depend 1375–1425; late Middle English dependen<Old French dependre<Latin dēpendere to hang down, equivalent to dē-de- + pendere to hang OTHER WORDS FROM depend in·ter·de·pend, verb (used without object)re·de·pend, verb (used without object)self-de·pend·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for depend Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand. Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA\|Justin Jones\|January 8, 2015\|DAILY BEAST But this war jumps from city to city, depending the threat of the day. Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War\|Nancy A. Youssef\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST And the more she is forced to recount, the more her grasp of reality slips, or heightens, depending on your point of view. A Novel Nearly Impossible to Review\|Nicholas Mancusi\|December 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST People come to The Ball with many different goals in mind, depending on what they are looking for that evening. The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots\|Emily Shire\|December 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Then, depending on how urgent I think it is to get it, sometimes I have to go back home and drop it off. #Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project\|James Joiner\|December 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Breeds of poultry are usually divided into three separate classes, depending on the place where the breed originated. Outdoor Sports and Games\|Claude H. Miller All these petitions were depending, without any answer whatever from the crown, when the revolution war broke out. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson\|Thomas Jefferson These after-images are due to persistence or fatigue of the visual process, depending upon conditions. Visual Illusions\|Matthew Luckiesh The flash point of kerosene may be between 70 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit, depending upon the grade. Mechanical Devices in the Home\|Edith Louise Allen The woman who was depending on charity had become a burden of which they wished to rid themselves. Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory\|Lucien Turner British Dictionary definitions for depend depend / (dɪˈpɛnd) / verb (intr) (foll by on or upon) to put trust (in); rely (on); be sure (of) (usually foll by on or upon; often with it as subject) to be influenced or determined (by); be resultant (from)whether you come or not depends on what father says; it all depends on you (foll by on or upon) to rely (on) for income, support, etc (foll by from) rare to hang down; be suspended to be undecided or pending Word Origin for depend C15: from Old French dependre, from Latin dēpendēre to hang from, from de- + pendēre to hang Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to depend hinge on, rest on, bottom, hang, stay, found, ground, bank on, build upon, calculate on, confide in, lean on, reckon on, trust in, turn to, hang on, pend, turn on, stand on
随便看	conciliator conciliatory concinnate concinnity concinnous concise conciseness concision conclave conclavist conclination conclude conclusion conclusive conclusory concoct concoction concomitance concomitancy concomitant concomitant strabismus concomitant symptom concord concordance concordance rate

depend

verb (used without object)

Origin of depend

OTHER WORDS FROM depend

Example sentences from the Web for depend

British Dictionary definitions for depend

verb (intr)

Word Origin for depend

Words related to depend