dépendre

Signification

1. to depend (to be uncertain or contingent)
2. to depend (to be contingent)
3. to depend, to rely (for support)
4. to belong to, to be part of
5. it's up to [with de ‘someone’, along with de (+ infinitive) or che (+ subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’] (often negated using ne ... que, which may not be translated)

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/de.pɑ̃dʁ/

Étymologie

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dēpendĕre, from Classical Latin dēpendēre. By surface analysis, dé- + pendre.