depended
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA /dɪˈpɛndɪd/
Verb
depended verb
- (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.”
- (followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.“we depend on the mailman to come at the usual time.”
- To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
- To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.“a cause depending in court”
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Synonyms
accountedadoptedbasedceasedcountedhaltedhingedlaypredicatedreliedrestedstoppedvariedtrustedleanedpinned