Meaning
To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti Proto-Italic *pendējō Proto-Italic *pendēō Latin pendeō Latin dependeōder. Old French dependreder. Middle English dependen English depend Inherited from Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre, from Latin dependeō, from dē- + pendeō (“to be suspended, hang”). In this sense, displaced native Old English hangian (“to hang or depend”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 12 recorded puzzles: