Depend :: Depend (v. i.) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
Depend :: Depend (v. i.) To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court..
Depend :: Depend (v. i.) To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; -- followed by on or upon, formerly by of..
Depend :: Depend (v. i.) To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; -- with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour..
Depend :: Depend (v. i.) To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.
Dependence :: Dependence (n.) Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self.
Dependence :: Dependence (n.) A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.
Dependence :: Dependence (n.) That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence..
Dependence :: Dependence (n.) That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else..
Dependence :: Dependence (n.) A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel..
Dependency :: Dependency (n.) State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.
Dependency :: Dependency (n.) A thing hanging down; a dependence.
Dependency :: Dependency (n.) That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like..
Dependency :: Dependency (n.) A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America..
Dependent :: Dependent (a.) Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf..