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Meaning of depending on

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

depending

verb

Definitions

  1. (followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

    Example: We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow.

  2. (followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.

    Example: we depend on the mailman to come at the usual time.

  3. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.

  4. To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.

    Example: a cause depending in court