Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition

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

    abhängen, ankommen

    зави́сетьzavísetʹ

    зале́жатиzaléžaty

  2. (intransitive)To trust; to have confidence; to rely.

    we should all be able to depend on the word or assurance of our friends

    we depend on the mailman to come at the usual time.

    полага́тьсяpolagátʹsja, положи́тьсяpoložítʹsja, доверя́тьdoverjátʹ

    поклада́тисяpokladátysja, покла́стисяpoklástysja

    have faith or confidence in

  3. (literary)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.

    свиса́тьsvisátʹ, ви́снутьvísnutʹ, висе́тьvisétʹ

  4. (transitive)To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.

  5. (archaic)To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.

    a cause depending in court

Examples

752 sentences
  1. It all depends on the weather.

    Все залежить від погоди.

    ruВсё зависит от погоды.

    deAlles hängt vom Wetter ab.

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  2. She still depends on her parents.

    Вона ще залежить вiд своïх батькiв.

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  3. Tom depends on Mary too much.

    Том занадто залежить від Мері.

    ruТом очень зависит от Мэри.

    deTom ist zu sehr von Maria abhängig.

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  4. Japan depends on foreign countries for oil.

    Японія залежить від зарубіжних країн в питаннях поставки нафти.

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  5. Whether we go or not depends on the weather.

    Чи ми поїдемо чи ні, залежить від погоди.

    ruПойдём мы или нет, зависит от погоды.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
be contingent or conditioned:
trust:
Русский
By meaning 3
be contingent or conditioned:
trust:
hang down:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
be contingent or conditioned:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre, from Latin dependeō, fro

Inherited from Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre, from Latin dependeō, from dē- + pendeō (“to be suspended, hang”). In this sense, displaced native Old English hangian (“to hang or depend”).

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Forms

depends, depending, depended, depended
Base formdepend · to depend
3rd person singulardepends
Present participledepending
Past simpledepended
Past participledepended

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydepend
he, she, itdepends

Past simpleLesson

all personsdepended

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave depended
he, she, ithas depended

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill depend

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • depends depends on
  • depends depends
  • can depend on
  • not depends depends
  • or not depends
  • all depends depends
  • everything depends depends
  • success depends depends
  • that depends depends
  • could depend on
  • can't depend on
  • success depends

See also

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