Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
depend (verb)intransitive verb
1.
to be determined, based, or contingent - life depends on food the value of Y depends on X
2.
to be pending or undecided
3.
a) to place reliance or trust - you can depend on me
b) to be especially for financial support - dependent
4.
to hang down
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
depend (verb)1.
to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)
SYNONIMS:
hang, hinge, ride, turnRELATED WORDS:
base, establish, found, rest, stay; ground2.
to place reliance or trust
SYNONIMS:
calculate, count, lean, reckon, relyRELATED WORDS:
commit, confide, entrust ( intrust), trustNEAR ANTONYMS:
distrust, mistrust, question, suspect