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Depend \De*pend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Depended}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Depending}.] [F. d['e]pendre, fr. L. depend?re; de-
pend?re to hang. See {Pendant}.]
1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or
attached to something above.
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And ever-living lamps depend in rows. --Pope.
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2. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or
undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
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You will not think it unnatural that those who have
an object depending, which strongly engages their
hopes and fears, should be somewhat inclined to
superstition. --Burke.
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3. 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.
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The truth of God's word dependeth not of the truth
of the congregation. --Tyndale.
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The conclusion . . . that our happiness depends
little on political institutions, and much on the
temper and regulation of our own minds. --Macaulay.
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Heaven forming each on other to depend. --Pope.
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4. 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.
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But if you 're rough, and use him like a dog,
Depend upon it -- he 'll remain incog. --Addison.
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5. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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6. To impend. [Obs.] --Shak.
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