v (context|now|_|literary) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.
v To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.
v To rely on for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary condition; — followed by on or upon, formerly by of.
v To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to be certain; — with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.
v To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.