depend

depend is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

department - depend - describe

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪˈpɛnd/
• SAMPA: /dI"pEnd/

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• Hyphenation: de‧pend

Verb

Plain form depend

Third-person singular depends

Past tense depended

Past participle depended

Present participle depending

Depend is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. When you depend on something, you need it; you rely on it; you trust it.

   I knew I could depend on you to meet your aunt at the station.

Related words

• dependable
• dependent
• dependence
• dependency