dépendre
Meanings
Verb
1. to depend (to be uncertain or contingent) (absolutive)
2. to depend (to be contingent)
3. to depend, to rely (for support)
4. to belong to, to be part of
5. it's up to [with de ‘someone’, along with de (+ infinitive) or que (+ subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’] (often negated using ne ... que, which may not be translated) (impersonal)
6. to unhang (transitive)
7. to remove from a gallows (transitive)
Examples184
On ne dépend de personne.
We don't depend on anyone.
La réponse dépend de la question.
The answer depends on the question.
Ça dépend.
That depends.
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.
comme si sa vie en dépendait
like one's life depended on it
même si ma vie en dépendait
for the life of me, to save my life