Depend

·vi To Impend.

II. Depend ·vi To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.

III. Depend ·vi To Serve; to Attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.

IV. Depend ·vi To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.

V. Depend ·vi To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition;

— followed by on or upon, formerly by of.

VI. Depend ·vi To Trust; to rest with confidence; to Rely; to Confide; to be certain;

— with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.