depend
11depend — [dē pend′, dipend′] vi. [ME dependen < OFr dependre < L dependere, to hang down from < de , down + pendere, to hang: see PENDANT] 1. to be influenced or determined by something else; be contingent (on) 2. to have trust; rely (on) 3. to… …
12depend on — phrasal verb depend on or depend upon something [transitive] Word forms depend on : present tense I/you/we/they depend on he/she/it depends on present participle depending on past tense depended on past participle depended on 1) formal depend on… …
13depend — de|pend [ dı pend ] verb *** it/that depends MAINLY SPOKEN used when you cannot give a definite answer, because different things are possible in different situations: sb s department what/where/how/when/whether/if: How much will I have to pay for …
14depend — de|pend W2S1 [dıˈpend] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: dépendre, from Latin pendere to hang ] it/that depends spoken used to say that you cannot give a definite answer to something because your answer will be affected by something else ▪… …
15depend — /dI pend/ verb it /that depends spoken used to say that you cannot give a definite answer to something, because the answer could change according to what happens: “Are you going to visit him?” “Well, it depends.” depend on/upon phrasal verb (T) 1 …
16depend — [[t]dɪpe̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ depends, depending, depended 1) VERB If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. [V on/upon n] The cooking time needed depends on the size of the… …
17depend — verb PHRASAL VERB depend on/upon sb/sth 1 be affected by sth ADVERB ▪ critically, crucially, greatly, strongly, very much ▪ The future …
18depend — /dəˈpɛnd / (say duh pend) verb (i) 1. to rely; trust: you may depend on the accuracy of the report. 2. to be conditional or contingent: we might go, but it depends. 3. (of a word or other linguistic form) to be subordinate (to another linguistic… …
19depend */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈpend] / US verb Word forms depend : present tense I/you/we/they depend he/she/it depends present participle depending past tense depended past participle depended it/that depends mainly spoken used when you cannot give a definite answer,… …
20depend*/*/*/ — [dɪˈpend] verb it/that depends spoken used for saying that you cannot give a definite answer until certain details of the situation are described[/ex] How much will I have to pay for a car? It depends what sort of car you want. [/ex] depend on… …
