depend

English

/dɪˈpɛnd/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
  • (intransitive) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
  • (now) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
  • (archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dependen derived from Old French dependre derived from Latin dependeō, dē- (from, away from, of, down from, away, out of, de-, intensive prefix, down, off, out, removing, concerning) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (pull, spin, stretch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)pend-

Gloss

pull, spin, stretch

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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