verb/de.pɑ̃dʁ/
to depend (to be uncertain or contingent); to depend (to be contingent); to depend, to rely (for support); to belong to, to be part of; it's up to [with de ‘someone’, along with de (+ infinitive) or que (+ subjunctive clause) ‘to do something’] (often negated using ne ... que, which may not be translated)
“Ça dépend.” — That depends.
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dēpendĕre, from Classical Latin dēpendēre. By surface analysis, dé- + pendre.