Depend Definition
dĭ-pĕnd
depended, depends
verb
depended, depends
To be influenced or determined by something else; be contingent (on)
Webster's New World
To rely (on) for support or aid.
Webster's New World
To have trust; rely (on)
Webster's New World
To have a dependence.
Began to depend more and more on drugs.
American Heritage
To hang down.
Webster's New World
Origin of Depend
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Middle English dependen to hang down from Old French dependre from Latin dēpendēre dē- de- pendēre to hang (s)pen- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French dependre, from de- + pendre (“to hang”).
From Wiktionary
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