depend

  1. Verb.  (context, now) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
  2. Verb.  To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
  3. Verb.  To rely on for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; — followed by on or upon, formerly by of.
  4. Verb.  To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; — with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.
  5. Verb.  To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.

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