English Dictionary

depend

/dɪˈpɛnd/

verb

(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

I depend on my friends for support.

意味（1）

(intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) 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.

意味（2）

(intransitive, followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.

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

意味（3）

(now literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.

The long rows of teeth on the bulwarks glistened in the moonlight; and like the white ivory tusks of some huge elephant, vast curving icicles depended from the bows.

意味（4）

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

a cause depending in court

意味（5）

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

There he wilted, obviously depending the disposal of his person and his plight on Bradly, and expecting that to be done at once, too.