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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
depend .
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Examples
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The profession I glory to belong to, is above dependence -- yes! while we live and fight, we feel, and gratefully acknowledge, that our pay depends on our king and country, and therefore you _may_ style us dependant; but in the hour of battle we wish for nothing more than to show that the glory and safety of the nation _depends on us_; and by our death or blood to repay all previous obligation.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 Samuel James Arnold 1813
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The term depends on the number of people displaced.
42 Million Displaced by Sudden Natural Disasters in 2010 2011
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The term depends on the number of people displaced.
42 Million Displaced by Sudden Natural Disasters in 2010 2011
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So how happy I am to grant the label depends on how the label is being used in a particular case.
Paul Till You Puke 2008
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So how happy I am to grant the label depends on how the label is being used in a particular case.
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Pythagorean use of the term depends on a certain way of regarding man, which there is good reason for ascribing to Pythagoras himself.
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The term depends upon the relation of the person addressed.
How to Speak and Write Correctly Joseph Devlin
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The power of the Sultan does not depend upon the title, but the title depends upon his power.
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"It winning the title depends on what we continue to do," he added.
BBC News - Home 2011
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I'm also a basketball mom and a soccer mom and like a lot of moms in America, my title depends on the season.
comewalk commented on the word depends
do you do?
heh, depends...
November 1, 2007