depend
verb (used without object)
to rely; place trust (usually followed by on orupon ).
depended
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past participleof depend.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof depend.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dependverb (used without object)to rely; place trust (usually followed by on orupon ).
Example Sentences
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For many years, and to an extent far greater than any other country, the U.S. military has depended on assets in space.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The report concluded that private labels wouldn’t necessarily kill big legacy players, and that danger depended on the product and the country, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
However, males and females living within the same bay depended on many of the same local food sources.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
A body of water that had managed for centuries without an identity crisis had become an A/B test: which lake you saw depended on where you stood and which corporation’s map you opened.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
For three long hours the orchestra played, the dancers danced, and Penelope sewed as if her life depended on it.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
