depend
depend is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
- intransitive verb. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.
- intransitive verb. To impend.
- verb. have faith or confidence in
"you can count on me to help you any time"
"Look to your friends for support"
- verb. be contingent upon (something that is elided)
"That depends"
Synonyms
bet, calculate, count, look, reckon
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in depend:
Common word forms
depends, depended, depender, depending, dependable
Words from these letters
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