| VERB | stative | depend | be contingent upon (something that is elided) |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | depend, count, bet, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | have confidence or faith in |
| Sounds | dihpeh'nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... | |
| Meaning | Be contingent upon (something that is elided). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "That depends" | |
| Narrower | hang by a thread, hang by a hair | depend on a small thing or be at risk |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | depender | |
| Catalan | dependre | |
| Adjectives | dependent, dependant | contingent on something else |
| Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | count, bet, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | |
| Broader | trust | Have confidence or faith in |
| Spanish | apostar, calcular, confiar, contar, depender, fiarse, fiar | |
| Catalan | apostar, calcular, comptar amb, confiar, dependre, fiar, tenir fe | |
| Nouns | dependency | the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else |
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