depender
Spanish, verb/depenˈdeɾ/
depender is a Spanish verb meaning “to depend, to be subject to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tener subordinación; estar bajo las órdenes o decisiones de una autoridad o gobierno”.
What does depender mean in English?
verb
- 1
to depend, to be subject to
- 2
to depend on, to rely on, to hinge on, to depend upon, to rely upon
- 3
to be up to
No me mires así. No depende de mí.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tener subordinación; estar bajo las órdenes o decisiones de una autoridad o gobierno. 2. Estar condicionado por alguien o algo; ser contingente o estar producido por algo. 3. Estar supeditado o atenido a un recurso o a la protección de alguien para vivir. 4. Estar un elemento gramatical regido o subordinado por otro, al ser su complemento o calificativo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of depender
- dependo first-person present singular
- dependí first-person preterite singular
- dependido participle past
- dependiendo gerund
- dependida feminine participle past
- dependidos masculine participle past
- dependidas feminine participle past
- dependes indicative informal present
- dependés indicative informal present
- depende indicative present singular
- dependemos first-person indicative plural
- dependéis indicative plural present
- dependen indicative plural present
- dependía first-person imperfect indicative
- dependías imperfect indicative second-person
- dependíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- dependíais imperfect indicative plural
- dependían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce depender?
- /depenˈdeɾ/
- [d̪e.pẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
- [d̪epẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is depender in Spanish?
depender appears 8.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).