depender

/depenˈdeɾ/ · A2 · verb

to depend on, to rely on, to hinge on, to depend upon, to rely upon

de + pender (to hang): to hang from something, just like English depend

From Latin dependere, to hang down from. Same root as English depend, pendant and pendulum. Note the preposition: Spanish says depender de (depend OF), not depend on. Depende = it depends.

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