| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. As having dependence.[Websters]
2. In a drooping or sagging manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an uncoupled manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a detached manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective depending.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Depending) | 1. 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] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEPENDINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: depend
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To hang; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above; followed by from. From the frozen beard Long icicles depend.. | 2: [Verb] To be connected with anything, as the cause of its existence or of its operation and effects; to rely on; to have such connection with any thing as a cause, that without it, the effect would not be produced; followed by on or upon. We depend on God for existence; we depend on air for respiration; vegetation depends on heat and moisture; the infant depends on its parents for support; the peace of society depends on good laws and a faithful administration.. | 3: [Verb] To adhere; to hold to; to be retained.. | 4: [Verb] To be in suspense; to be undetermined; as, the cause still depends. But the verb is seldom used in this sense. We use the participle; as, the suit is still depending in court.. | 5: [Verb] To rely; to rest with confidence; to trust; to confide; to have full confidence or belief, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends. We depend on the arrival of the mail at the usual hour. Depend on it, the knave will deceive us. To depend on or upon, to rely; to trust in, with confidence.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Military | Allotment for support of dependents. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | In much of the world (Canada, United States, Europe, Australia, the UK), Depend is a brand name for a sort of adult diaper worn by those afflicted with urinary or fecal incontinence. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above. (references) | 2: [Verb] To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court. (references) | 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. (references) | 4: [Verb] To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer. (references) | 5: [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. (references) |
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Common Expressions: depend
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Depend on | 1: Be contingent on. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: Be dependent on, as for support or maintenance; "elderly parents often depend on their adult children". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 3: Put trust in with confidence. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Depend upon | 1: Put trust in with confidence. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: Be contingent on. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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