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Definition of Depends
1. depend [v] - See also: depend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Depends
Literary usage of Depends
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1823)
"I say apparently mischievous : that is, appa- it depends rently with regard to
him > such as to him the act ap- , • , , , - , , • upon what appear to ..."
2. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"If iron wires are used to t alternating currents, the resistance of the wire
depends upon the frequ of the current and the permeability of the iron, ..."
3. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle, Frank Hesketh Peters (1881)
"be our But the acts in which the virtues are manifested haw made it are concerned
with means.* character, we totii e™icls Therefore virtue depends upon ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The proper form of the longitudinal section of the coil depends on the use for
which the instrument is destined, and will be more properly discussed when we ..."
5. Psychology, General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1917)
"Development of arithmetic depends on an appropriate system of numerals. The advantage
to the child who finds a complete number terminology developed is very ..."