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Definition of depend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

depend

 verb
verb
NAmE//dɪˈpɛnd//
 
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they depend
 
he / she / it depends
 
past simple depended
 
-ing form depending
 
 
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depending on/upon
 
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according to Starting salary varies from $26,000 to $30,500, depending on experience. He either resigned or was fired, depending on whom you talk to.
that depends, it (all) depends
 
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 used to say that you are not certain about something because other things have to be considered “Is he coming?” “That depends. He may not have the time.” I don't know if we can help—it all depends. I might not go. It depends how tired I am. “Your job sounds fun.” ” It depends what you mean by ‘fun.’” I shouldn't be too late. But it depends if the traffic's bad. Phrasal Verbsdepend on
Grammardepend on somethingIn informal English, it is fairly common to say depend rather than depend on before words like what, how, or whether:It depends what you mean by “hostile.”In formal written English, depend should always be followed by on or upon:It depends on how you define the term “hostile.”Upon is more formal and less frequent than on.See depend in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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