depends

/dɪˈpɛndz/

verb

  1. 1

    (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.
  2. 2

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

    we depend on the mailman to come at the usual time.
  3. 3

    To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.

  4. 4

    To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.

    a cause depending in court

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