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  • 1depend — /di pend /, v.i. 1. to rely; place trust (usually fol. by on or upon): You may depend on the accuracy of the report. 2. to rely for support, maintenance, help, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon): Children depend on their parents. 3. to be… …

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  • 2depend — /dəˈpɛnd / (say duh pend) verb (i) 1. to rely; trust: you may depend on the accuracy of the report. 2. to be conditional or contingent: we might go, but it depends. 3. (of a word or other linguistic form) to be subordinate (to another linguistic… …

  • 3depend — de•pend [[t]dɪˈpɛnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to rely; place trust (usu. fol. by on or upon): You may depend on our tact[/ex] 2) to rely for support or help (usu. fol. by on or upon) 3) to be conditioned or contingent (usu. fol. by on or upon): Our plans… …

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  • 4depend on/upon — [phrasal verb] depend on/upon (someone or something) 1 : to be determined or decided by (something) We re not sure if we ll have the picnic. It depends on the weather. [=if the weather is good we will have the picnic] “Will you go back to… …

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  • 5depend — de|pend W2S1 [dıˈpend] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: dépendre, from Latin pendere to hang ] it/that depends spoken used to say that you cannot give a definite answer to something because your answer will be affected by something else ▪… …

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  • 6depend — /dI pend/ verb it /that depends spoken used to say that you cannot give a definite answer to something, because the answer could change according to what happens: “Are you going to visit him?” “Well, it depends.” depend on/upon phrasal verb (T) 1 …

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  • 7depend — [[t]dɪpe̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ depends, depending, depended 1) VERB If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. [V on/upon n] The cooking time needed depends on the size of the… …

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  • 8depend — v.intr. 1 (often foll. by on, upon) be controlled or determined by (success depends on hard work; it depends on whether they agree; it depends how you tackle the problem). 2 (foll. by on, upon) a be unable to do without (depends on her mother). b …

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  • 9Depend — is a brand of unisex adult underwear for those experiencing urinary or fecal incontinence by Kimberly Clark. They were first introduced in 1984.[1] In March 2009, Depend introduced their first gender specific adult underwear in the United States… …

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  • 10depend — 01. He [depends] on his parents to support him while he is studying at university. 02. My car may be ugly, but it s certainly [dependable]. In fact, I haven t had a problem with it in over five years. 03. He is a good friend of mine, very helpful …

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