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English

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪˈpɛnd/, SAMPA|/dI"pEnd/
audio|en-us-depend.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛnd|-ɛnd

Verb
en-verb

1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
2. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
3. To rely on for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; — followed by on or upon, formerly by of.
4. To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; — with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.
5. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.

Translations
trans-top|To hang down
Danish: hænge ned
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Finnish: riippu, roikkua
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trans-top|To be pending
Danish: være uafgjort
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Finnish: riippua jokin|jostakin
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trans-top|To rely on support
Czech: záviset
Danish: afhænge
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trans-top|To trust
Danish: regne med, stole på
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trans-top|To serve
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