verb To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[with on or upon; or with of]
We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow.
verb To trust; to have confidence; to rely. [with on or upon ]
we should all be able to depend on the word or assurance of our friends
verb To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms.
verb To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
a cause depending in court
verb To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.