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Depends

/dɪˈpɛndz/

(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

📖 Definitions of "Depends"

verb

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
(followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
"we depend on the mailman to come at the usual time."
3
To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
4
To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
"a cause depending in court"

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