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What does depend mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive, followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
  2. (intransitive, followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
  3. (literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
  4. (archaic) To be pending; to be undetermined or undecided.
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Removal costs vary widely and quotations depend on the volume of belongings to be moved.
It's critical that job seekers not depend on a job title to define their potential value to a company.
The acoustics within a room depend on the key issues of reverberation, room shape, and interior noise control.
Settlements in other areas of the Brahui region depend on qanat irrigation, a system of tunnels dug between shafts to carry water.
All the others depend on jobseeker's allowance, which imposes stiff penalties on people who fail to seek work.
Further, subsequent military actions may depend on the effectiveness of a non-lethal attack.

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