{
    "term": "depend",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "depend",
            "heSheIt": "depends"
        },
        "pastSimple": "depended",
        "pastParticiple": "depended",
        "ingForm": "depending"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "according to",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He either resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you are not certain about something because other things have to be considered",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Is he coming?’ ‘That depends. He may not have the time.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't know if we can help—it all depends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I might not go. It depends how tired I am."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Your job sounds fun.’ ‘It depends what you mean by “fun”.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I shouldn't be too late. But it depends if the traffic's bad."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpend/",
                "audio": "de/depend/depend__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpendz/",
                "audio": "de/depend/depends__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpendɪd/",
                "audio": "de/depend/depended__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "de/depend/depending__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpend/",
                "audio": "de/depend/depend__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpendz/",
                "audio": "de/depend/depends__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpendɪd/",
                "audio": "de/depend/depended__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈpendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "de/depend/depending__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English originally meaning ‘to hang down’; (also in the sense ‘wait or be in suspense’): from Old French dependre, from Latin dependere, from de- ‘down’ + pendere ‘hang’."
}