Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depends

/dɪˈpɛndz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
de-pends
IPA
/dɪˈpɛndz/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of depend

intj

Apheretic form of it depends; used to indicate more information is known but a simple answer cannot be given

Rhymes With

friends ends dead-ends trends sends tends extends spends recommends intends defends attends

Questions

How do you pronounce depends?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɛndz/.
What does depends mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of depend

How to pronounce depends

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