Definition of depend

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Depend (v. i.) 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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Dependence :: Dependence (n.) That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else..
Element :: Element (n.) One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit..
Guerrilla :: Guerrilla (n.) One who carries on, or assists in carrying on, irregular warfare; especially, a member of an independent band engaged in predatory excursions in war time..
Autonomous :: Autonomous (a.) Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.
Beneficiary :: Beneficiary (a.) Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession..
Seigneurial :: Seigneurial (a.) Vested with large powers; independent.
Dependent :: Dependent (n.) That which depends; corollary; consequence.
Hang-by :: Hang-by (n.) A dependent; a hanger-on; -- so called in contempt.
Freethinker :: Freethinker (n.) One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church; an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists and skeptics in the eighteenth century..
Pivot :: Pivot (n.) Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise..
Textual :: Textual (a.) Serving for, or depending on, texts..
Yeast :: Yeast (n.) A form of fungus which grows as indvidual rounded cells, rather than in a mycelium, and reproduces by budding; esp. members of the orders Endomycetales and Moniliales. Some fungi may grow both as a yeast or as a mycelium, depending on the conditions of growth..
Quaternion :: Quaternion (n.) The quotient of two vectors, or of two directed right lines in space, considered as depending on four geometrical elements, and as expressible by an algebraic symbol of quadrinomial form..
Multifariousness :: Multifariousness (n.) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them..
On :: On (prep.) Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse..
Client :: Client (n.) A dependent; one under the protection of another.
Allodial :: Allodial (a.) Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independent of a lord paramount; -- opposed to feudal; as, allodial lands; allodial system..
Creature :: Creature (n.) A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool.
Staunch :: Statutory (a.) Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision..
Submit :: Submit (v. t.) To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of another or others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy to arbitrators; to submit a question to the court; -- often followed by a dependent proposition as the object..
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