depend
Betekenis (Engels)
- (intransitive) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
- (intransitive, usually) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
- (literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms.
- (archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
- (transitive) To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.
Concepten
afhankelijk zijn
zich verlaten
neerhangen
hangende zijn
afhangen van
deel uitmaken
Synoniemen
depend on
bet on
trust in
dependent on
hang down
have faith
hinge upon
switch to
be dependent
dependent upon
centeron
to be contingent on hang upon
put confidence
depend upon
devolve on
hang off
Vertalingen
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/dɪˈpɛnd/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre and Latin dependeō, from Latin dē- + pendeō (“to hang”). In this sense, displaced native Old English hangian (“to hang or depend”).
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