depended

de-pend-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *depend*; was determined by or relied on.

  2. 2.

    Trusted or had confidence in.

Related words

See also: depend, dependent, depending
Synonyms: hinged, relied, rested

Etymology

From Latin dependere, from de- (down) + pendere (to hang). The -ed suffix marks the past tense in English.