DEPEND
Dictionary entry overview: What does depend mean?
• DEPEND (verb)
The verb DEPEND has 2 senses:
1. be contingent upon (something that is elided)
2. have faith or confidence in
Familiarity information: DEPEND used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEPEND (verb)
Meaning:
Be contingent upon (something that is elided)
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
That depends
Hypernyms (to "depend" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "depend"):
hand by a hair; hang by a thread (depend on a small thing or be at risk)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Have faith or confidence in
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
depend; bet; reckon; calculate; count; look
Context examples:
you can count on me to help you any time / Look to your friends for support / You can bet on that! / Depend on your family in times of crisis
Hypernyms (to "depend" is one way to...):
bank; rely; swear; trust (have confidence or faith in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
