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depending

/dɪˈpɛn.dɪŋ/ adjective B1
  1. Suspended or hanging from another element, such as a shield, helmet, crest, or a badge hanging from a chain.
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She had not at first thought very seriously of going thither; but Charlotte, she soon found, was depending on the plan, and she gradually learned to consider it herself with greater pleasure as well as greater certainty.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 175 · B2
His diffidence had prevented his depending on his own judgment in so anxious a case, but his reliance on mine made everything easy.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 351 · B2
“But you cannot break it off in this way; the Morcerfs are depending on this union.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 786 · C1
Every batch tastes slightly different, depending on what's in bloom.
Bees on the Roof, p. 1 · C1

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