Past tense of depend

Forms of depend

Depended in a sentence

• Bronze chandeliers with many globes depended from the low, slightly vaulted ceiling, and the fresco paintings ran flat and dull all round the walls without windows, representing scenes of the chase and of outdoor revelry in medieval costumes.1907, Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent
• Besides, if you worked up to be a cadet officer, you got to wear a Sam Browne belt, from which depended a nifty saber.1982, Paul Fussell, My War
• Before the advent of synthetics, textile manufacturing depended almost exclusively on wool, silk and fiber plants such as cotton and flax.From the entry fiber plant
• I depended on them for assistance.From the entry on
• The man suffered from innumeracy stemming from a brain injury, and depended on his wife for all financial matters, no matter how trivial.From the entry innumeracy

Meaning of depend

1. verb To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition.
2. verb To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
3. verb To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms.

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Questions about the past tense of depend

What is the past tense of depend?

The past tense of depend is depended.

What is the past participle of depend?

The past participle of depend is depended.

Is depend a regular or irregular verb?

Depend is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.