Depend I Dɪˈpend Depending Verb Bre Future Company

• the future of the company will depend crucially on how consumers respond.
• the outcome seems to depend on the type of soil used.
• whether or not we can go ultimately depends on the weather.
• starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience.

depend

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.

Extra Examples

• The future of the company will depend crucially on how consumers respond.
• The outcome seems to depend on the type of soil used.
• Whether or not we can go ultimately depends on the weather.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they depend
• he / she / it depends
• past simple depended
• past participle depended
• -ing form depending

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’.