英语词汇“depend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dependdepend /dɪˈpɛnd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb

ETYMOLOGYdepend

Origin: 1400-1500 French dépendre, from Latin pendere to hang

VERB TABLE

depend

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	depend
	he, she, it	depends
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	depended
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have depended
	he, she, it	has depended
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had depended
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will depend
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have depended

Continuous Form
Present	I	am depending
	he, she, it	is depending
	you, we, they	are depending
Past	I, he, she, it	was depending
	you, we, they	were depending
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been depending
	he, she, it	has been depending
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been depending
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be depending
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been depending

(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: “Are you going to Karla’s party?” “It depends. I might have to work.”it depends who/what/how/whether etc. “What’s the best restaurant in town?” “It depends what kind of food you like.” [Origin: 1400–1500 French dépendre, from Latin pendere to hang]depend on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb1if something depends on something else, it is directly affected or decided by that thing: The amount you earn depends on your experience.something depends on who/what/how/whether etc. The type of procedure we use depends on where the tumor is.depending on Prices vary depending on when you travel.2 to need the help or support of someone or something else in order to exist, be successful, be healthy, etc. SYN rely on: The city depends heavily on tourism.depend on somebody/something for something I depended on my mother for support. Many people depend on Medicaid for their healthcare.depend on somebody/something to do something3 to trust or have confidence in someone or something SYN rely on: I know I can depend on you.depend on somebody/something to do something I can depend on my employees to take care of things.