dépendre

Meaning

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)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.pɑ̃dʁ/

Etymology

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