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Definition: DEPENDING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To disconnect, uncouple, unhitch, detach or unplug. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To unhook, quit or cease.[Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Present participle conjugation of the verb depend.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(depend)
1. Be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends".[Wordnet].
2. Have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis".[Wordnet].
3. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.[Websters].
4. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.[Websters].
5. To rely 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.[Websters].
6. 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.[Websters].
7. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.[Websters].
8. To impend.[Websters].
9. Base verb from the following inflections: depending, depended, depends, depender, dependers, dependingly and dependedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Depending" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: DEPENDING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Hanging down; relying.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of depend. (references)

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Common Expressions: DEPENDING

Expressions Definition
Depending on Determined by conditions or circumstances that follow. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Help:Template names, variable names and parameters depending on a variable or parameter Charlotte Valley Central School is located in Davenport, NY which is part of Delaware County. It is a very small K-12 public school with an enrollment of 427 students. The address is 1156 State Highway 23 Davenport, NY 13750 with latitude of 42.451 North and a longitude of 74.908 West. The mascot is the wildcat and the school colors are maroon and white. Mark R. Dupra is the school Superintendent and the staff contains forty-six teachers, of those 65% have permanent certification and the median salary is 33,679. (references)

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Definition: DEPENDING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. To disconnect, uncouple, unhitch, detach or unplug. [Eve - graph theoretic]
2. To unhook, quit or cease.[Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Present participle conjugation of the verb depend.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(depend)
1. Be contingent upon (something that is elided); "That depends".[Wordnet].
2. Have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis".[Wordnet].
3. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.[Websters].
4. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.[Websters].
5. To rely 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.[Websters].
6. 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.[Websters].
7. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.[Websters].
8. To impend.[Websters].
9. Base verb from the following inflections: depending, depended, depends, depender, dependers, dependingly and dependedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "DEPENDING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: DEPENDING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Hanging down; relying.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Present participle of depend. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: DEPENDING

ExpressionsDefinition
Depending onDetermined by conditions or circumstances that follow. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Help:Template names, variable names and parameters depending on a variable or parameterCharlotte Valley Central School is located in Davenport, NY which is part of Delaware County. It is a very small K-12 public school with an enrollment of 427 students. The address is 1156 State Highway 23 Davenport, NY 13750 with latitude of 42.451 North and a longitude of 74.908 West. The mascot is the wildcat and the school colors are maroon and white. Mark R. Dupra is the school Superintendent and the staff contains forty-six teachers, of those 65% have permanent certification and the median salary is 33,679. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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