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Depend — is a brand of unisex adult underwear for those experiencing urinary or fecal incontinence by Kimberly Clark. They were first introduced in 1984.[1] In March 2009, Depend introduced their first gender specific adult underwear in the United States… … Wikipedia
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Depend — De*pend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Depended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depending}.] [F. d[ e]pendre, fr. L. depend?re; de + pend?re to hang. See {Pendant}.] 1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above. [1913 Webster] And … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
depend — 1 *rely, trust, count, reckon, bank Analogous words: lean, incline (see SLANT vb) 2 Depend, hinge, hang, turn are comparable when they mean to rest or, especially, to be contingent upon something uncertain or variable or indeterminable. All are… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
depend — 1. Depend in its main meaning is followed by on or upon: • It was quite wrong to come to depend too much upon one s children Penelope Fitzgerald, 1979 • As grandfather grew older…he seemed to depend increasingly on my company J. Simms, 1982. It… … Modern English usage
depend on — be controlled or determined by. → depend depend on rely on. → depend … English new terms dictionary
depend — [v1] count on, rely upon bank on*, bet bottom dollar on*, bet on*, build upon, calculate on, confide in, gamble on*, lay money on*, lean on*, reckon on, trust in, turn to; concept 26 depend [v2] be contingent on be at mercy of, be based on, be… … New thesaurus
depend — ► VERB (depend on) 1) be controlled or determined by. 2) rely on. ● depending on Cf. ↑depending on ORIGIN Latin dependere hang down … English terms dictionary
depend — index rely Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
depend — early 15c., to be attached to as a condition or cause, a figurative use, from M.Fr. dependre, lit. to hang from, hang down, from L. dependere to hang from, hang down; be dependent on, be derived, from de from, down (see DE (Cf. de )) + pendere to … Etymology dictionary
depend — [dē pend′, dipend′] vi. [ME dependen < OFr dependre < L dependere, to hang down from < de , down + pendere, to hang: see PENDANT] 1. to be influenced or determined by something else; be contingent (on) 2. to have trust; rely (on) 3. to… … English World dictionary
