dépendre

See also: dependre and dependré

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.pɑ̃dʁ/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dēpendĕre, from Classical Latin dēpendēre. By surface analysis, dé- + pendre.

Verb

dépendre

  1. (absolutive) to depend (to be uncertain or contingent)
    Ça dépend.That depends.
  2. to depend on (to be contingent on) [+ de (something)]
    La réponse dépend de la question.The answer depends on the question.
    comme si sa vie en dépendaitlike one's life depended on it
    même si ma vie en dépendaitfor the life of me, to save my life
    • 2014, Paradis, Garde-le pour toi:
      Tout ce qu’on a de commun, garde-le pour toi. Ce que tu feras demain ne dépend pas de moi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to depend, to rely (for support) [+ de (someone) = on]
    On ne dépend de personne.We don't depend on anyone.
    Adrien et son frère dépendent l’un de l’autre.Adrien and his brother depend on each other.
  4. to belong to, to be part of [+ de (something)]
    Il acheta l’établissement avec tout ce qui en dépendait.He purchased the establishment, along with all that belonged to it.
  5. (impersonal, transitive with de) it's up to
    il dépend de [substantif] de [infinitif]it's up to [substantive] to [infinitive]
    il ne dépend que de [substantif] que [subjonctif]it's up to [substantive] that [subjunctive]
    • 1856, Francis Linossier, Les mystères de Lyon, page 181:
      S’il ne dépend que de moi, je vous promets de vous y faire arriver promptement.
      If it's up to me, I promise to get you there quickly.
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Etymology 2

From dé- + pendre.

Verb

dépendre

  1. (transitive) to unhang
  2. (transitive) to remove from a gallows

Further reading

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