depend

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Synonyms: defend, despend, debend, deped

Antonyms: defend, despend, debend, deped

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be [[contingent]] or [[conditioned]]; to have something as a necessary [[condition]] {{+obj|en|:on/:upon|:of<l:obsolete>}}
2. {{senseid|en|trust}}{{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[trust]]; to have confidence; to [[rely]]. {{+obj|en|:on/:upon<qq:usually>}}
3. {{lb|en|now|literary|heraldry}} 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.
4. {{lb|en|archaic}} To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.

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