Definition of depend in English:

depend

verb dɪˈpɛnddəˈpɛnd

[no object]

1depend on/uponBe controlled or determined by.
视…而定，决定于
differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors
收入差异是由许多因素决定的。
Example sentencesExamples
- The capacity of North America to pay for its imports on such a scale depended to a considerable degree on its earnings from supplying the plantations of the West Indies.
- The investment return depends solely on the difference between what you paid and what someone else pays you when you sell.
- Businesses depend to a significant degree on banking and access to banking services.
- Differences in corrosion performance, however, depend heavily on the severity of the corrosion environment.
- Omnivorous species were classified as relying on animal or vegetable food depending on the most important contribution to the diet.
- Finally, relations between lords and tenants were rarely controlled by written documents and depended rather on the memory of those involved.
- Indeed, achieving industrial diversification of African economies depends in large measure on the expansion of trade opportunities.
- If we rely on such counsel, if enhancing the national welfare depends on such, we are in for a rough time.
- This figure varies between blood banks, depending again on the testing methodologies and tests used in screening.
- The things on which our lives depend are ones that we cannot understand or control.
- The rise of self-organization in human systems depends to a large degree on initiative.
- Their survival depended on the continued support of powerful group leaders.
- Whether bank regulators are accountable depends partly also on the general law.
- The properties of today's composite materials depend largely on the size and type of ceramic filler particle.
- Whether it will indeed lead to wider disaster depends very much on how the rest of us respond now.
- Corn borer larval survival depends on several factors.
- Control of malaria and anaemia depends largely on passive case detection and appropriate treatment.
- The success of a new airport would depend crucially on its ability to attract airlines.
- The prognosis primarily depends on the extent of the disease at presentation and the age of the patient.
- It is very evident that the rigour with which merger control is enforced depends in part on the agenda of the Minister.
Synonyms
be contingent on, be conditional on, be dependent on, turn on, pivot on, hinge on, hang on, rest on, be based on, rely on
be subject to, be controlled by, be determined by, be influenced by, be decided by, be resultant from, relate to
2depend on/uponBe able to trust; rely on.
we can depend on her to deliver a quality product
Example sentencesExamples
- As the months sped by, Jenny grew to rely and depend on Sammy more than ever before.
- Those who are ground down by economic circumstances ought also to be able to depend on the help of others.
- Your child wants you to stay in control while they are out of control, so they can rely and depend on you.
- He was very capable-but this little girl, whom everyone depended upon - depended on him.
- Instead of depending on medication, I rely on exercise to keep my body healthy.
- Everyone knows the difference between a friend you can rely on and a friend you depend on.
- It's about a set of strangers that meet in a post-apocalyptic future and learn to trust and depend on each other.
- We should be able to depend on each other to help us through everything, so it's very important.
- And that was partially why he'd trusted her so much, believed in and depended on her so much.
- Gillard had few friends, looked up to and trusted Preston, depended on him, drank to excess, itinerant, living in shelters and hostels.
Synonyms
have faith in, place one's trust in, put one's trust in, have confidence in, have every confidence in, believe in, pin one's faith on, pin one's hopes on
1. 2.1 Need for financial or other support.
  （财政上）依赖
  a town which had depended heavily upon the wool industry
  经济上曾严重依赖羊毛产业的城市。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Irish Heart Foundation is a voluntary organisation and depends on the support of the people.
  As tuition and fees have increased, students have depended more on outside earnings to fund their education.
  Matisse wrote letters to Amelie on a nearly daily basis, and depended on her support in ways that his contemporaries found fascinating and even slightly amusing.
  The success of the parish draw depends on the support of the community.
  The continued success of the playschool depends on the active support of all parents.
  The problem was that in a community where hunters depended on each other's support in times of difficulty, the man who shot dogs would soon find himself isolated.
  The media have gone from depending upon subscribers to depending upon advertisers for financial support.
  The success of the program depends on the community support and the willingness of employers to take on clients.
  Continuation of the community service depends on your continued support.
  She has not depended on the Respondent for financial support other than for child support, which he has always paid.
  As we depend on the support of the public to raise funds we will be delighted to see as many people as possible on the night.
  This excellent facility very much depends on public support, so please give generously.
  This meals-on-wheels and other services depend on financial support from the public.
  He depended on financial support from a variety of friends who pitied him.
  Small enterprises depend on community financial support to move from small to medium size.
  The success of the fund-raising evening will depend on the support of the public.
  The program's success depends on the amount of support from local residents.
  The police and army, on which the regime depends for support, have also been badly affected.
  Synonyms
  rely on, place reliance on, lean on, cling to, be supported by, be sustained by, be unable to manage without
  count on, bank on, trust, trust in, put one's trust in, put one's faith in, have faith in, have (every) confidence in, believe in, swear by, be sure of, pin one's hope on
2. 2.2 Be grammatically dependent on.
  （语法上）从属
  Example sentencesExamples
  An adjective can depend on a noun, but can it also depend on another adjective?
  Subordinate clauses depend on the main clause for their meanings.
  Draw dependency diagrams for the following examples; make sure you decide for every preposition whether it depends on a noun or a verb.
  Little did they think that the time would come in my life when I would depend upon being able to talk to earn a living for the family.
3archaic, literary Hang down.
〈古或诗/文〉垂下，低垂
his tongue depended from open jaws
他的舌头从张开的嘴里垂下来。
Example sentencesExamples
- The number of ribs that may depend from each panel is not critical to this invention.
- Each of these portions has slots formed therein and tongues which depend from each slot.
Synonyms
hang, hang down, droop, sag, swing, sway, wave, trail, stream

Usage

Phrases

depending on

According to.
依据，根据
makes 8–10 burgers (depending on size)
做八到十个汉堡包（依大小而定）。
Example sentencesExamples
- We have a few options for times, depending on how we're getting there, and how late people want to stay up.
- Sometime around 2030 or so, depending on whose calculations you trust, things start to become very serious.
- But with the right turn restrictions programme, the congestion could, depending on how it is implemented, be eased up thereby leading to an improved traffic flow.
- However, the Prison Service said, depending on how psychiatric illness is defined, the estimate of sufferers is closer to 10%.
- The Grading system awards beauty salons with 3, 4 or 5 stars, depending on how high standards and facilities are within the clinic.
- In addition, different analysts have drawn quite different conclusions from the same body of data about trends in poverty, depending on how the poverty line is estimated.
- I usually add a dash of my favorite hot sauce but depending on how spicy your chili powder is and how spicy you want it, you can skip this.
- People were asked to fill out the form with their name and address and specify the amount donated - €10 or multiples depending on how many bricks one wanted to buy.
- Tickets are $19.95 - $44.95 depending on how much food you'll need.
- Dr Killen enjoys the variety of her work, but not the workload, which ranges from 50 to 80 hours a week, depending on how often she's called to the hospital after hours.

it (or that)(all) depends

Used to express uncertainty in answering a question.
这要看情况而定
How many people use each screen? It all depends
每个屏幕有多少人使用？这要看情况。
Example sentencesExamples
- The answer of course lies in the fact that it depends what you are looking for!
- Well, as in so many things, that depends on how you define ‘this country’.
- That has to be a question of opinion rather than fact, so it depends on what you make of the evidence.
- The answer to that is it depends how well you get on with your teacher!
- Perhaps the answer is that both answers are right, but it all depends on which way you want to look at it.
- The short answer to your question is that it depends on what sort of production facilities you currently have.
- The answer is that it depends on what level of specificity you have in mind.
- Hunt said the answer to that depends on how long ago the drug use took place.
- Wrong question, since it depends on the definition of life, and so both answers are possible.
- What you know about it depends on the questions you ask and the methods you use.

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense 3; also in the sense 'wait or be in suspense'): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- 'down' + pendere 'hang'.

pendant from Middle English:
This was originally a term for an architectural decoration projecting downwards. It comes from penda(u)nt, an Old French word meaning ‘hanging’, from Latin pendere. The word was used from late Middle English for a jewel attached to clothing but later it was applied to one attached to a necklace. Use of the word for a light fitting hanging from the ceiling dates from the mid 19th century. Pending (mid 17th century) is an anglicization of French pendant. Pendulum (mid 17th century) is taken directly from Latin, as is pendulous (early 17th century). Suspend (Middle English) combined this root with sub- ‘from below’, compensation (Late Middle English) is something that ‘weighs against’ something that has happened, depend (Late Middle English) is ‘hang down’, and recompence (Late Middle English) originally ‘to weigh one thing against another’.

Rhymes

amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend

Definition of depend in US English:

depend

verbdəˈpɛnddəˈpend

[no object]

1depend on/uponBe controlled or determined by.
视…而定，决定于
differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors
收入差异是由许多因素决定的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Whether it will indeed lead to wider disaster depends very much on how the rest of us respond now.
- Differences in corrosion performance, however, depend heavily on the severity of the corrosion environment.
- If we rely on such counsel, if enhancing the national welfare depends on such, we are in for a rough time.
- Finally, relations between lords and tenants were rarely controlled by written documents and depended rather on the memory of those involved.
- Their survival depended on the continued support of powerful group leaders.
- Control of malaria and anaemia depends largely on passive case detection and appropriate treatment.
- The investment return depends solely on the difference between what you paid and what someone else pays you when you sell.
- Corn borer larval survival depends on several factors.
- Omnivorous species were classified as relying on animal or vegetable food depending on the most important contribution to the diet.
- It is very evident that the rigour with which merger control is enforced depends in part on the agenda of the Minister.
- The capacity of North America to pay for its imports on such a scale depended to a considerable degree on its earnings from supplying the plantations of the West Indies.
- The properties of today's composite materials depend largely on the size and type of ceramic filler particle.
- Whether bank regulators are accountable depends partly also on the general law.
- Businesses depend to a significant degree on banking and access to banking services.
- The rise of self-organization in human systems depends to a large degree on initiative.
- The prognosis primarily depends on the extent of the disease at presentation and the age of the patient.
- Indeed, achieving industrial diversification of African economies depends in large measure on the expansion of trade opportunities.
- The success of a new airport would depend crucially on its ability to attract airlines.
- The things on which our lives depend are ones that we cannot understand or control.
- This figure varies between blood banks, depending again on the testing methodologies and tests used in screening.
Synonyms
be contingent on, be conditional on, be dependent on, turn on, pivot on, hinge on, hang on, rest on, be based on, rely on
2depend on/uponRely on.
the kind of person you could depend on
你可以信赖的那种人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Instead of depending on medication, I rely on exercise to keep my body healthy.
- Your child wants you to stay in control while they are out of control, so they can rely and depend on you.
- Gillard had few friends, looked up to and trusted Preston, depended on him, drank to excess, itinerant, living in shelters and hostels.
- Those who are ground down by economic circumstances ought also to be able to depend on the help of others.
- It's about a set of strangers that meet in a post-apocalyptic future and learn to trust and depend on each other.
- We should be able to depend on each other to help us through everything, so it's very important.
- Everyone knows the difference between a friend you can rely on and a friend you depend on.
- And that was partially why he'd trusted her so much, believed in and depended on her so much.
- As the months sped by, Jenny grew to rely and depend on Sammy more than ever before.
- He was very capable-but this little girl, whom everyone depended upon - depended on him.
Synonyms
have faith in, place one's trust in, put one's trust in, have confidence in, have every confidence in, believe in, pin one's faith on, pin one's hopes on
1. 2.1 Need or require for financial or other support.
  （财政上）依赖
  a town that had depended heavily upon the wool industry
  经济上曾严重依赖羊毛产业的城市。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The police and army, on which the regime depends for support, have also been badly affected.
  She has not depended on the Respondent for financial support other than for child support, which he has always paid.
  The success of the fund-raising evening will depend on the support of the public.
  The success of the program depends on the community support and the willingness of employers to take on clients.
  The continued success of the playschool depends on the active support of all parents.
  Matisse wrote letters to Amelie on a nearly daily basis, and depended on her support in ways that his contemporaries found fascinating and even slightly amusing.
  As tuition and fees have increased, students have depended more on outside earnings to fund their education.
  The success of the parish draw depends on the support of the community.
  He depended on financial support from a variety of friends who pitied him.
  This excellent facility very much depends on public support, so please give generously.
  The program's success depends on the amount of support from local residents.
  The Irish Heart Foundation is a voluntary organisation and depends on the support of the people.
  As we depend on the support of the public to raise funds we will be delighted to see as many people as possible on the night.
  Continuation of the community service depends on your continued support.
  The problem was that in a community where hunters depended on each other's support in times of difficulty, the man who shot dogs would soon find himself isolated.
  Small enterprises depend on community financial support to move from small to medium size.
  This meals-on-wheels and other services depend on financial support from the public.
  The media have gone from depending upon subscribers to depending upon advertisers for financial support.
  Synonyms
  rely on, place reliance on, lean on, cling to, be supported by, be sustained by, be unable to manage without
2. 2.2 Be grammatically dependent on.
  （语法上）从属
  Example sentencesExamples
  Little did they think that the time would come in my life when I would depend upon being able to talk to earn a living for the family.
  An adjective can depend on a noun, but can it also depend on another adjective?
  Subordinate clauses depend on the main clause for their meanings.
  Draw dependency diagrams for the following examples; make sure you decide for every preposition whether it depends on a noun or a verb.
3literary, archaic Hang down.
〈古或诗/文〉垂下，低垂
his tongue depended from open jaws
他的舌头从张开的嘴里垂下来。
Example sentencesExamples
- The number of ribs that may depend from each panel is not critical to this invention.
- Each of these portions has slots formed therein and tongues which depend from each slot.
Synonyms
hang, hang down, droop, sag, swing, sway, wave, trail, stream

Usage

In informal use, it is quite common for the on to be dropped in sentences such as it all depends how you look at it (rather than it all depends on how you look at it), but in well-formed written English, the on should be retained. In more formal writing, and sometimes for sound, rhythm, or other rhetorical effect, upon is the preferred preposition: You may depend upon it

Phrases

depending on

Being conditioned by; contingent on.
makes 8–10 burgers (depending on size)
做八到十个汉堡包（依大小而定）。
with clause the article sneered or just condescended, depending on how you read it
这篇文章不是在嘲笑就是在摆架子，就看你如何解读了。
Example sentencesExamples
- I usually add a dash of my favorite hot sauce but depending on how spicy your chili powder is and how spicy you want it, you can skip this.
- Tickets are $19.95 - $44.95 depending on how much food you'll need.
- Dr Killen enjoys the variety of her work, but not the workload, which ranges from 50 to 80 hours a week, depending on how often she's called to the hospital after hours.
- The Grading system awards beauty salons with 3, 4 or 5 stars, depending on how high standards and facilities are within the clinic.
- People were asked to fill out the form with their name and address and specify the amount donated - €10 or multiples depending on how many bricks one wanted to buy.
- We have a few options for times, depending on how we're getting there, and how late people want to stay up.
- In addition, different analysts have drawn quite different conclusions from the same body of data about trends in poverty, depending on how the poverty line is estimated.
- But with the right turn restrictions programme, the congestion could, depending on how it is implemented, be eased up thereby leading to an improved traffic flow.
- However, the Prison Service said, depending on how psychiatric illness is defined, the estimate of sufferers is closer to 10%.
- Sometime around 2030 or so, depending on whose calculations you trust, things start to become very serious.

it (or that)(all) depends

Used to express uncertainty or qualification in answering a question.
这要看情况而定
How many people use each screen? It all depends
每个屏幕有多少人使用？这要看情况。
Example sentencesExamples
- The answer of course lies in the fact that it depends what you are looking for!
- Well, as in so many things, that depends on how you define ‘this country’.
- The short answer to your question is that it depends on what sort of production facilities you currently have.
- The answer is that it depends on what level of specificity you have in mind.
- What you know about it depends on the questions you ask and the methods you use.
- Hunt said the answer to that depends on how long ago the drug use took place.
- The answer to that is it depends how well you get on with your teacher!
- Perhaps the answer is that both answers are right, but it all depends on which way you want to look at it.
- Wrong question, since it depends on the definition of life, and so both answers are possible.
- That has to be a question of opinion rather than fact, so it depends on what you make of the evidence.

Origin

Late Middle English (in depend (sense 3); also in the sense ‘wait or be in suspense’): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’.

单词	depend
释义	Definition of depend in English: depend verb dɪˈpɛnddəˈpɛnd [no object] 1depend on/uponBe controlled or determined by. 视…而定，决定于 differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors 收入差异是由许多因素决定的。 Example sentencesExamples The capacity of North America to pay for its imports on such a scale depended to a considerable degree on its earnings from supplying the plantations of the West Indies. The investment return depends solely on the difference between what you paid and what someone else pays you when you sell. Businesses depend to a significant degree on banking and access to banking services. Differences in corrosion performance, however, depend heavily on the severity of the corrosion environment. Omnivorous species were classified as relying on animal or vegetable food depending on the most important contribution to the diet. Finally, relations between lords and tenants were rarely controlled by written documents and depended rather on the memory of those involved. Indeed, achieving industrial diversification of African economies depends in large measure on the expansion of trade opportunities. If we rely on such counsel, if enhancing the national welfare depends on such, we are in for a rough time. This figure varies between blood banks, depending again on the testing methodologies and tests used in screening. The things on which our lives depend are ones that we cannot understand or control. The rise of self-organization in human systems depends to a large degree on initiative. Their survival depended on the continued support of powerful group leaders. Whether bank regulators are accountable depends partly also on the general law. The properties of today's composite materials depend largely on the size and type of ceramic filler particle. Whether it will indeed lead to wider disaster depends very much on how the rest of us respond now. Corn borer larval survival depends on several factors. Control of malaria and anaemia depends largely on passive case detection and appropriate treatment. The success of a new airport would depend crucially on its ability to attract airlines. The prognosis primarily depends on the extent of the disease at presentation and the age of the patient. It is very evident that the rigour with which merger control is enforced depends in part on the agenda of the Minister. Synonyms be contingent on, be conditional on, be dependent on, turn on, pivot on, hinge on, hang on, rest on, be based on, rely on be subject to, be controlled by, be determined by, be influenced by, be decided by, be resultant from, relate to 2depend on/uponBe able to trust; rely on. we can depend on her to deliver a quality product Example sentencesExamples As the months sped by, Jenny grew to rely and depend on Sammy more than ever before. Those who are ground down by economic circumstances ought also to be able to depend on the help of others. Your child wants you to stay in control while they are out of control, so they can rely and depend on you. He was very capable-but this little girl, whom everyone depended upon - depended on him. Instead of depending on medication, I rely on exercise to keep my body healthy. Everyone knows the difference between a friend you can rely on and a friend you depend on. It's about a set of strangers that meet in a post-apocalyptic future and learn to trust and depend on each other. We should be able to depend on each other to help us through everything, so it's very important. And that was partially why he'd trusted her so much, believed in and depended on her so much. Gillard had few friends, looked up to and trusted Preston, depended on him, drank to excess, itinerant, living in shelters and hostels. Synonyms have faith in, place one's trust in, put one's trust in, have confidence in, have every confidence in, believe in, pin one's faith on, pin one's hopes on 2.1 Need for financial or other support. （财政上）依赖 a town which had depended heavily upon the wool industry 经济上曾严重依赖羊毛产业的城市。 Example sentencesExamples The Irish Heart Foundation is a voluntary organisation and depends on the support of the people. As tuition and fees have increased, students have depended more on outside earnings to fund their education. Matisse wrote letters to Amelie on a nearly daily basis, and depended on her support in ways that his contemporaries found fascinating and even slightly amusing. The success of the parish draw depends on the support of the community. The continued success of the playschool depends on the active support of all parents. The problem was that in a community where hunters depended on each other's support in times of difficulty, the man who shot dogs would soon find himself isolated. The media have gone from depending upon subscribers to depending upon advertisers for financial support. The success of the program depends on the community support and the willingness of employers to take on clients. Continuation of the community service depends on your continued support. She has not depended on the Respondent for financial support other than for child support, which he has always paid. As we depend on the support of the public to raise funds we will be delighted to see as many people as possible on the night. This excellent facility very much depends on public support, so please give generously. This meals-on-wheels and other services depend on financial support from the public. He depended on financial support from a variety of friends who pitied him. Small enterprises depend on community financial support to move from small to medium size. The success of the fund-raising evening will depend on the support of the public. The program's success depends on the amount of support from local residents. The police and army, on which the regime depends for support, have also been badly affected. Synonyms rely on, place reliance on, lean on, cling to, be supported by, be sustained by, be unable to manage without count on, bank on, trust, trust in, put one's trust in, put one's faith in, have faith in, have (every) confidence in, believe in, swear by, be sure of, pin one's hope on 2.2 Be grammatically dependent on. （语法上）从属 Example sentencesExamples An adjective can depend on a noun, but can it also depend on another adjective? Subordinate clauses depend on the main clause for their meanings. Draw dependency diagrams for the following examples; make sure you decide for every preposition whether it depends on a noun or a verb. Little did they think that the time would come in my life when I would depend upon being able to talk to earn a living for the family. 3archaic, literary Hang down. 〈古或诗/文〉垂下，低垂 his tongue depended from open jaws 他的舌头从张开的嘴里垂下来。 Example sentencesExamples The number of ribs that may depend from each panel is not critical to this invention. Each of these portions has slots formed therein and tongues which depend from each slot. Synonyms hang, hang down, droop, sag, swing, sway, wave, trail, stream Usage In informal use, it is quite common for the on to be dropped in sentences such as it all depends how you look at it (rather than it all depends on how you look at it), but in well-formed written English the on should be retained Phrases depending on According to. 依据，根据 makes 8–10 burgers (depending on size) 做八到十个汉堡包（依大小而定）。 Example sentencesExamples We have a few options for times, depending on how we're getting there, and how late people want to stay up. Sometime around 2030 or so, depending on whose calculations you trust, things start to become very serious. But with the right turn restrictions programme, the congestion could, depending on how it is implemented, be eased up thereby leading to an improved traffic flow. However, the Prison Service said, depending on how psychiatric illness is defined, the estimate of sufferers is closer to 10%. The Grading system awards beauty salons with 3, 4 or 5 stars, depending on how high standards and facilities are within the clinic. In addition, different analysts have drawn quite different conclusions from the same body of data about trends in poverty, depending on how the poverty line is estimated. I usually add a dash of my favorite hot sauce but depending on how spicy your chili powder is and how spicy you want it, you can skip this. People were asked to fill out the form with their name and address and specify the amount donated - €10 or multiples depending on how many bricks one wanted to buy. Tickets are $19.95 - $44.95 depending on how much food you'll need. Dr Killen enjoys the variety of her work, but not the workload, which ranges from 50 to 80 hours a week, depending on how often she's called to the hospital after hours. it (or that)(all) depends Used to express uncertainty in answering a question. 这要看情况而定 How many people use each screen? It all depends 每个屏幕有多少人使用？这要看情况。 Example sentencesExamples The answer of course lies in the fact that it depends what you are looking for! Well, as in so many things, that depends on how you define ‘this country’. That has to be a question of opinion rather than fact, so it depends on what you make of the evidence. The answer to that is it depends how well you get on with your teacher! Perhaps the answer is that both answers are right, but it all depends on which way you want to look at it. The short answer to your question is that it depends on what sort of production facilities you currently have. The answer is that it depends on what level of specificity you have in mind. Hunt said the answer to that depends on how long ago the drug use took place. Wrong question, since it depends on the definition of life, and so both answers are possible. What you know about it depends on the questions you ask and the methods you use. Origin Late Middle English (in sense 3; also in the sense 'wait or be in suspense'): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- 'down' + pendere 'hang'. pendant from Middle English: This was originally a term for an architectural decoration projecting downwards. It comes from penda(u)nt, an Old French word meaning ‘hanging’, from Latin pendere. The word was used from late Middle English for a jewel attached to clothing but later it was applied to one attached to a necklace. Use of the word for a light fitting hanging from the ceiling dates from the mid 19th century. Pending (mid 17th century) is an anglicization of French pendant. Pendulum (mid 17th century) is taken directly from Latin, as is pendulous (early 17th century). Suspend (Middle English) combined this root with sub- ‘from below’, compensation (Late Middle English) is something that ‘weighs against’ something that has happened, depend (Late Middle English) is ‘hang down’, and recompence (Late Middle English) originally ‘to weigh one thing against another’. Rhymes amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, defriend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend verb.1 phr. Definition of depend in US English: depend verbdəˈpɛnddəˈpend [no object] 1depend on/uponBe controlled or determined by. 视…而定，决定于 differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors 收入差异是由许多因素决定的。 Example sentencesExamples Whether it will indeed lead to wider disaster depends very much on how the rest of us respond now. Differences in corrosion performance, however, depend heavily on the severity of the corrosion environment. If we rely on such counsel, if enhancing the national welfare depends on such, we are in for a rough time. Finally, relations between lords and tenants were rarely controlled by written documents and depended rather on the memory of those involved. Their survival depended on the continued support of powerful group leaders. Control of malaria and anaemia depends largely on passive case detection and appropriate treatment. The investment return depends solely on the difference between what you paid and what someone else pays you when you sell. Corn borer larval survival depends on several factors. Omnivorous species were classified as relying on animal or vegetable food depending on the most important contribution to the diet. It is very evident that the rigour with which merger control is enforced depends in part on the agenda of the Minister. The capacity of North America to pay for its imports on such a scale depended to a considerable degree on its earnings from supplying the plantations of the West Indies. The properties of today's composite materials depend largely on the size and type of ceramic filler particle. Whether bank regulators are accountable depends partly also on the general law. Businesses depend to a significant degree on banking and access to banking services. The rise of self-organization in human systems depends to a large degree on initiative. The prognosis primarily depends on the extent of the disease at presentation and the age of the patient. Indeed, achieving industrial diversification of African economies depends in large measure on the expansion of trade opportunities. The success of a new airport would depend crucially on its ability to attract airlines. The things on which our lives depend are ones that we cannot understand or control. This figure varies between blood banks, depending again on the testing methodologies and tests used in screening. Synonyms be contingent on, be conditional on, be dependent on, turn on, pivot on, hinge on, hang on, rest on, be based on, rely on 2depend on/uponRely on. the kind of person you could depend on 你可以信赖的那种人。 Example sentencesExamples Instead of depending on medication, I rely on exercise to keep my body healthy. Your child wants you to stay in control while they are out of control, so they can rely and depend on you. Gillard had few friends, looked up to and trusted Preston, depended on him, drank to excess, itinerant, living in shelters and hostels. Those who are ground down by economic circumstances ought also to be able to depend on the help of others. It's about a set of strangers that meet in a post-apocalyptic future and learn to trust and depend on each other. We should be able to depend on each other to help us through everything, so it's very important. Everyone knows the difference between a friend you can rely on and a friend you depend on. And that was partially why he'd trusted her so much, believed in and depended on her so much. As the months sped by, Jenny grew to rely and depend on Sammy more than ever before. He was very capable-but this little girl, whom everyone depended upon - depended on him. Synonyms have faith in, place one's trust in, put one's trust in, have confidence in, have every confidence in, believe in, pin one's faith on, pin one's hopes on 2.1 Need or require for financial or other support. （财政上）依赖 a town that had depended heavily upon the wool industry 经济上曾严重依赖羊毛产业的城市。 Example sentencesExamples The police and army, on which the regime depends for support, have also been badly affected. She has not depended on the Respondent for financial support other than for child support, which he has always paid. The success of the fund-raising evening will depend on the support of the public. The success of the program depends on the community support and the willingness of employers to take on clients. The continued success of the playschool depends on the active support of all parents. Matisse wrote letters to Amelie on a nearly daily basis, and depended on her support in ways that his contemporaries found fascinating and even slightly amusing. As tuition and fees have increased, students have depended more on outside earnings to fund their education. The success of the parish draw depends on the support of the community. He depended on financial support from a variety of friends who pitied him. This excellent facility very much depends on public support, so please give generously. The program's success depends on the amount of support from local residents. The Irish Heart Foundation is a voluntary organisation and depends on the support of the people. As we depend on the support of the public to raise funds we will be delighted to see as many people as possible on the night. Continuation of the community service depends on your continued support. The problem was that in a community where hunters depended on each other's support in times of difficulty, the man who shot dogs would soon find himself isolated. Small enterprises depend on community financial support to move from small to medium size. This meals-on-wheels and other services depend on financial support from the public. The media have gone from depending upon subscribers to depending upon advertisers for financial support. Synonyms rely on, place reliance on, lean on, cling to, be supported by, be sustained by, be unable to manage without 2.2 Be grammatically dependent on. （语法上）从属 Example sentencesExamples Little did they think that the time would come in my life when I would depend upon being able to talk to earn a living for the family. An adjective can depend on a noun, but can it also depend on another adjective? Subordinate clauses depend on the main clause for their meanings. Draw dependency diagrams for the following examples; make sure you decide for every preposition whether it depends on a noun or a verb. 3literary, archaic Hang down. 〈古或诗/文〉垂下，低垂 his tongue depended from open jaws 他的舌头从张开的嘴里垂下来。 Example sentencesExamples The number of ribs that may depend from each panel is not critical to this invention. Each of these portions has slots formed therein and tongues which depend from each slot. Synonyms hang, hang down, droop, sag, swing, sway, wave, trail, stream Usage In informal use, it is quite common for the on to be dropped in sentences such as it all depends how you look at it (rather than it all depends on how you look at it), but in well-formed written English, the on should be retained. In more formal writing, and sometimes for sound, rhythm, or other rhetorical effect, upon is the preferred preposition: You may depend upon it Phrases depending on Being conditioned by; contingent on. makes 8–10 burgers (depending on size) 做八到十个汉堡包（依大小而定）。 with clause the article sneered or just condescended, depending on how you read it 这篇文章不是在嘲笑就是在摆架子，就看你如何解读了。 Example sentencesExamples I usually add a dash of my favorite hot sauce but depending on how spicy your chili powder is and how spicy you want it, you can skip this. Tickets are $19.95 - $44.95 depending on how much food you'll need. Dr Killen enjoys the variety of her work, but not the workload, which ranges from 50 to 80 hours a week, depending on how often she's called to the hospital after hours. The Grading system awards beauty salons with 3, 4 or 5 stars, depending on how high standards and facilities are within the clinic. People were asked to fill out the form with their name and address and specify the amount donated - €10 or multiples depending on how many bricks one wanted to buy. We have a few options for times, depending on how we're getting there, and how late people want to stay up. In addition, different analysts have drawn quite different conclusions from the same body of data about trends in poverty, depending on how the poverty line is estimated. But with the right turn restrictions programme, the congestion could, depending on how it is implemented, be eased up thereby leading to an improved traffic flow. However, the Prison Service said, depending on how psychiatric illness is defined, the estimate of sufferers is closer to 10%. Sometime around 2030 or so, depending on whose calculations you trust, things start to become very serious. it (or that)(all) depends Used to express uncertainty or qualification in answering a question. 这要看情况而定 How many people use each screen? It all depends 每个屏幕有多少人使用？这要看情况。 Example sentencesExamples The answer of course lies in the fact that it depends what you are looking for! Well, as in so many things, that depends on how you define ‘this country’. The short answer to your question is that it depends on what sort of production facilities you currently have. The answer is that it depends on what level of specificity you have in mind. What you know about it depends on the questions you ask and the methods you use. Hunt said the answer to that depends on how long ago the drug use took place. The answer to that is it depends how well you get on with your teacher! Perhaps the answer is that both answers are right, but it all depends on which way you want to look at it. Wrong question, since it depends on the definition of life, and so both answers are possible. That has to be a question of opinion rather than fact, so it depends on what you make of the evidence. Origin Late Middle English (in depend (sense 3); also in the sense ‘wait or be in suspense’): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’. verb.1 phr.
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