depend: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with D
Meaning of depend
verb
- intransitive
To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
Example: We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow.
- intransitive
To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
Example: we should all be able to depend on the word or assurance of our friends
- literary
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.
- transitive
To cause to be contingent or dependent on; to set as a necessity.
Listed forms: depends, depending, depended.
Source: Wiktionary — depend.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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verb
have faith or confidence in
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is depend in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of depend
D(2) + E(1) + P(3) + E(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of depend
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from depend
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in depend. Showing up to 24, longest first.