depend

verb

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simple present : depend
simple present, singular, third person : depends
simple past : depended
present participle : depending
past participle : depended

Senses

To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow.

To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.