Definizione di depend

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depend

(dɪpend )

parola: 3rd person singular present tense depends , present participle depending , past tense, past participle depended

1. verbo

If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.

The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato. [VERB + on/upon]

What happened later would depend on his talk with De Solina. [VERB on/upon noun]

How much it costs depends upon how much you buy. [VERB + on/upon]

2. verbo

If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally.

They may hate what he does but their survival depends on him. [V on/upon n/-ing]

He depended on his writing for his income. [VERB + on/upon]

They had grown to depend on each other. [V on/upon n/-ing]

Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance. [VERB + on/upon]

3. verbo

If you can depend on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them.

'You can depend on me,' Cross assured him. [VERB + on/upon]

4. verbo

You use depend in expressions such as it depends to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors.

'But how long can you stay in the house?'—'I don't know. It depends.'. [VERB]

It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it? [VERB + on]

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depend in American

(diˈpɛnd ; dēpendˈ; dɪˈpɛnd ; dipendˈ)

verbo intransitivo

to be influenced or determined by something else; be contingent (on)

to have trust; rely (on)

to rely (on) for support or aid

4. Rare

to hang down

5. Law

to be undecided or pending

SIMILAR WORDS: reˈly

Parola origine depend

ME dependen < OFr dependre < L dependere, to hang down from < de-, down + pendere, to hang: see pendant

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depend in British

(dɪˈpɛnd )

verbo (intransitive)

1. (foll by on or upon)

to put trust (in); rely (on); be sure (of)

2. (usually foll by on or upon; often with it as subject)

to be influenced or determined (by); be resultant (from)

whether they come or not depends on the weather

it all depends on you

3. (foll by on or upon)

to rely (on) for income, support, etc

4. (foll by from) rare

to hang down; be suspended

to be undecided or pending

Parola origine depend

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

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