Verb

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(depend)

Verb

(en verb)

To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.

* 1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick :

The long rows of teeth on the bulwarks glistened in the moonlight; and like the white ivory tusks of some huge elephant, vast curving icicles depended from the bows.

* 1982 , Paul Fussell, My War :

Besides, if you worked up to be a cadet officer, you got to wear a Sam Browne belt, from which depended a nifty saber.

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

To rely on 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.

(senseid)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.

To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.

Verb

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(rely)

Verb

To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend.

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