'Depend' definitions:
Definition of 'depend'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Depend'
From: GCIDE
- Depend \De*pend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Depended; p. pr. & vb. n. Depending.] [F. d['e]pendre, fr. L. depend?re; de- + pend?re to hang. See Pendant.]
- 1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above. [1913 Webster]
- And ever-living lamps depend in rows. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court. [1913 Webster]
- You will not think it unnatural that those who have an object depending, which strongly engages their hopes and fears, should be somewhat inclined to superstition. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- The truth of God's word dependeth not of the truth of the congregation. --Tyndale. [1913 Webster]
- The conclusion . . . that our happiness depends little on political institutions, and much on the temper and regulation of our own minds. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Heaven forming each on other to depend. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 4. 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. [1913 Webster]
- But if you 're rough, and use him like a dog, Depend upon it -- he 'll remain incog. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To impend. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'depend'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all depend,
- bag,
- bank,
- bank on,
- base,
- be based on,
- be contingent on,
- be dependent on,
- be predicated on,
- bottom,
- build,
- cascade,
- count on,
- daggle,
- dangle,
- depend on,
- drabble,
- drag,
- draggle,
- drape,
- droop,
- fall,
- flap,
- flop,
- flow,
- found,
- ground,
- hang,
- hang down,
- hang in suspense,
- hang on,
- hinge,
- hinge on,
- lean,
- lie on,
- lie with,
- lop,
- nod,
- pend,
- reckon on,
- rely on,
- rest,
- rest on,
- rest with,
- revolve on,
- sag,
- sling,
- stand,
- stand on,
- stay,
- suspend,
- swag,
- swing,
- trail,
- trust in,
- turn,
- turn on,
- turn upon,
- weep
Words containing 'Depend'
- Dependable,
- Dependance,
- Dependancy,
- Dependant,
- Depended,
- Dependence,
- Dependencies,
- Dependency,
- Dependent,
- Dependently,
- Depender,
- Depending,
- Dependingly,
- depend on,
- dependability,
- dependableness,
- dependably,
- dependant on,
- dependent on,
- depending on,
- By-dependence,
- Dependent contract,
- Dependent covenant,
- Dependent variable,
- depend upon,
- dependant upon,
- dependent clause,
- dependent upon,
- subject dependent,
- Self-dependent,
- Self-depending,
- alcohol-dependent,
- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus,
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes,
- non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus,
- blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging