I Dɪˈpend Depending Depends Verb Starting Salary Varies

• starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience.
• he either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to.
• ‘is he coming?’ ‘that depends. he may not have the time.’
• i don't know if we can help—it all depends.

depend

Verb Forms

1. according to
• Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience.
• He either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to.
2. 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.

Word Origin

• late Middle English originally meaning ‘to hang down’; (also in the sense ‘wait or be in suspense’): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’.