"depends" meaning in English

See depends in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /dɪˈpɛndz/ Audio: en-us-depends.ogg [US]
  1. Apheretic form of it depends; used to indicate more information is known but a simple answer cannot be given
    Sense id: en-depends-en-intj-GVlDVkbT

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈpɛndz/ Audio: en-us-depends.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} depends
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of depend Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: depend
    Sense id: en-depends-en-verb-2a-YO-Fp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73
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