dépendre

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See also: dependre and dependré

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.pɑ̃dʁ/
  • Audio (France, Paris):(file)

Etymology 1

From dé- +‎ pendre, or from Medieval Latin, Late Latin dēpendĕre, for Classical Latin dēpendēre, present active infinitive of dēpendeō.

Verb

dépendre

  1. (intransitive) to depend (rely on for support; to be contingent)
    Ça dépend.That depends.
  2. (intransitive) to belong (to), be part (of)
    Il acheta l’établissement avec tout ce qui en dépendait.He purchased the establishment, along with all that belonged to it.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

dépendre

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

Further reading