deposit
verb (used with object)
to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account.
deposited
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past participleof deposit.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 deposit.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
depositverb (used with object)to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account.
Example Sentences
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The researchers also investigated evidence of Earth's ancient magnetic field recorded in sediments deposited at the bottom of a lake.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Though the delay from RTO is often only a day, mail can be delayed longer if it’s deposited in a mailbox after the daily pickup time, or just before Sunday or a holiday.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
But Purdue University, which has a leading role in the study, said the so-called Taraia Object "was likely a collection of large trees deposited along the peninsula's sandspit".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Red-deer-skull headdresses deposited at Star Carr suggest a spiritual significance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
While Mom and Dad visited the stores, Jim and I were deposited at the Pocahontas Theater to watch cowboy movies and adventure serials with hundreds of other miners’ kids.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
