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depended

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  • IPA /dɪˈpɛndɪd/

Verb

depended 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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