depend

Verb

Verb Forms: depended, depending, depends

To be contingent on; to rely on someone or something.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- "That depends"
have faith or confidence in
- "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms.
To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.

Examples

a cause depending in court
we depend on the mailman to come at the usual time.
we should all be able to depend on the word or assurance of our friends
We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow.
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Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

bet, calculate, count, look, reckon, hinge on, ride

Scrabble Score: 10

depend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
depend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
depend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

depend: valid Words With Friends Word