depending

Definition of depending in English English dictionary: present participle of depend
depending on: conditional upon, contingent upon
depending on: determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
depending on the circumstances: {s} conditional upon circumstances
depend: 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
depend: To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer
depend: To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court
depend: 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
depend: {v} to hang, from, rely on, trust to, rest
depend: have faith or confidence in; "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"
depend: 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
depend: 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
depend: be contingent upon (something that is ellided); "That depends"
depend: To impend
depend: If you can depend on a person, organization, or law, you know that they will support you or help you when you need them. `You can depend on me,' Cross assured him. = rely
depend: You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned. I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family. it/that depends used to say that you cannot give a definite answer to something because your answer will be affected by something else (dépendre, from pendere )
depend: To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above
depend: be contingent upon (something that is ellided); "That depends
depend: 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
depend: If you say that one thing depends on another, you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato How much it costs depends upon how much you buy
depend: {f} rely on, trust; be dependent upon, be supported by
depend: To rely 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
depend: You use depend in expressions such as it depends to indicate that you cannot give a clear answer to a question because the answer will be affected or determined by other factors. `But how long can you stay in the house?' --- `I don't know. It depends.' It all depends on your definition of punk, doesn't it?
depend: If you depend on someone or something, you need them in order to be able to survive physically, financially, or emotionally. He depended on his writing for his income Choosing the right account depends on working out your likely average balance. = rely