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Hyphenation for “depend”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “depend”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "depend" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “depend” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „depend“ ⟶ „de-pend“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "depend"

depend >> /dəˈpɛnd/

Definition: [intransitive verb] Be controlled or determined by.
Example: differences in earnings depended on a wide variety of factors

Synonyms of "depend"

be contingent on | be conditional on | be dependent on | turn on | pivot on | hinge on | hang on | rest on | be based on | rely on |

Definition: [intransitive verb] Rely on.
Example: the kind of person you could depend on

Synonyms of "depend"

have faith in | place one's trust in | put one's trust in | have confidence in | have every confidence in | believe in | pin one's faith on | pin one's hopes on |

Definition: [intransitive verb] Hang down.
Example: his tongue depended from open jaws

Synonyms of "depend"

hang | hang down | droop | sag | swing | sway | wave | trail | stream |