abhängen

Meaning

1. to depend (as a necessary condition)
2. (informal) to hang out

Concepts

depend

hang around

hang out

hang off

dependent

rely

depend on

take down

divide

part

release

separate

have recourse to

rely on

be dependent

hang

shake off

uncouple

Hyphenated as

ab‧hän‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʔaphɛŋən/

Etymology

ab- + hängen. Likely a calque of Latin dependeo, in the informal sense a semantic loan from English hang out.

Sentences

Die Brauchbarkeit des Empfangs kann also von der Geschicklichkeit des Bedieners abhängen .

The usefulness of the reception can therefore depend on the dexterity of the operator.