🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Dipendere

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-pehn-deh-reh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Depend/dɪˈpɛnd/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Dipende dai tuoi sforzi."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To rely on someone or something for support or help.

    "Many people depend on their families for emotional support."
  2. 2

    To be contingent upon; to be determined by.

    "The success of the project will depend on the team's collaboration."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'depend' originates from the Latin 'dependere', which means 'to hang from' or 'to rely on'. It evolved through Old French 'dependre' before entering Middle English, reflecting a shift from a physical sense of hanging to a more abstract sense of reliance.

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