depend
To be contingent or conditionedTo be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
» It all depends on the weather.
Alles hängt vom Wetter ab.
Всё зависит от погоды.
Все залежить від погоди.
Meaning
5 senses(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
(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
(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
(transitive)To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.
(archaic)To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
a cause depending in court
Examples
752 sentencesIt all depends on the weather.
Все залежить від погоди.
ruВсё зависит от погоды.
deAlles hängt vom Wetter ab.
She still depends on her parents.
Вона ще залежить вiд своïх батькiв.
Tom depends on Mary too much.
Том занадто залежить від Мері.
ruТом очень зависит от Мэри.
deTom ist zu sehr von Maria abhängig.
Japan depends on foreign countries for oil.
Японія залежить від зарубіжних країн в питаннях поставки нафти.
Whether we go or not depends on the weather.
Чи ми поїдемо чи ні, залежить від погоди.
ruПойдём мы или нет, зависит от погоды.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
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By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre, from Latin dependeō, froInherited 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, dependedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Prepositions that differ from Ukrainian and Russian — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
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