depend

Etymology

From Middle English dependen, from Old French dependre and Latin dependeō, from Latin dē- + pendeō (“to hang”). In this sense, displaced native Old English hangian (“to hang or depend”).

verb

1. (intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
   We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow.
   Gold don't carry any curse with it. It all depends on whether or not the guy who finds it is the right guy. The way I see it, gold can be as much of a blessing as a curse 1948, John Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, spoken by Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart)
2. (intransitive, usually followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
   we should all be able to depend on the word or assurance of our friends
   we depend on the mailman to come at the usual time.
3. (now literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
   The long rows of teeth on the bulwarks glistened in the moonlight; and like the white ivory tusks of some huge elephant, vast curving icicles depended from the bows. 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
   Bronze chandeliers with many globes depended from the low, slightly vaulted ceiling, and the fresco paintings ran flat and dull all round the walls without windows, representing scenes of the chase and of outdoor revelry in medieval costumes. 1907, Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent
   Besides, if you worked up to be a cadet officer, you got to wear a Sam Browne belt, from which depended a nifty saber. 1982, Paul Fussell, My War
4. (archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
   a cause depending in court
   While the Bishops Affair was depending, the King sent orders … 1703, The History Of King William The Third. In III Parts
   In perjury, the capias, warrant, and affidavit, are good evidence that a cause was depending. 1836, Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench
   A Letter of the King sent to his Proctors at Rome, concerning a Case of his in the said Court depending. 1837, The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe, page 544
5. (transitive) To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.