depend
To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
Verb 4 meanings
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.”
To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
“we should all be able to depend on the word or assurance of our friends”
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.
To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.
Etymology
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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DEPEND at a glance
DEPEND has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,029 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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