dépendre

Meaning

1. (absolutive) 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. (impersonal) it's up to [with de ‘someone’, along with de (+ infinitive) or que (+ subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’] (often negated using ne ... que, which may not be translated)

Concepts

depend

rely

depend on

take down

swear

rely on

hang off

hinge

look

reckon

serve

trust

switch to

bet

it's up to

calculate

count

🔢

dependent

fall upon

function

Synonyms

dépendre de

compter

🔢

conserver

correspondre

fonction

fonctionner

importer

paraître

relever

reposer

sembler

servir

calculer

faire confiance à

comte

🔢

Translations

depender

dipendere

abhängen

afhangen

depender

dependre

deel uitmaken

afhankelijk zijn

confiar

tabi olmak

abhängen von

dipèndere

treure

aufhängen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.pɑ̃dʁ/

Etymology

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