depend
verb
[ dɪˈpɛnd ]
• be controlled or determined by.
• "differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors"
Similar:
be contingent on,
be conditional on,
be dependent on,
turn on,
pivot on,
hinge on,
hang on,
rest on,
be based on,
rely on,
be subject to,
be controlled by,
be determined by,
be influenced by,
be decided by,
be resultant from,
relate to,
• be able to trust; rely on.
• "we can depend on her to deliver a quality product"
• hang down.
• "his tongue depended from open jaws"
Origin:
late Middle English(in depend (sense 3); also in the sense ‘wait or be in suspense’): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’.
