it depends vs It depend

The correct phrase is 'it depends.' 'Depends' is the correct form of the verb to agree with the pronoun 'it.' 'It depend' is incorrect as it lacks subject-verb agreement.

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it depends

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the outcome or answer is not fixed and can vary depending on certain factors or conditions.

Examples:

What time should we meet? - It depends on when you finish work.
Whether we go out tonight or not, it depends on the weather.
The success of the project will depend on everyone's contribution.
It depends on the availability of tickets whether we can attend the concert.
I can't give you a definite answer now; it depends on my schedule.

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Could this ever happen? - it depends on us.
Then it depends on which side you're on.
The rest of it depends on you.
Maybe it depends on what you were like.
Emma said that sometimes, it depends on who...
But it depends what flicks your switch.
I mean, it depends on how much political capital you want to expend.
And it depends on how hard they are.
So it depends on what you need.
Honestly, it depends on what he has to say.
Well, it depends how you read the accounts.
Regarding which Toyota C-HR choose, it depends on what use you intend to do.
Well it depends on how the teacher is teaching.
However, it depends on you circumstances and needs.
We have decided on complete success, it depends upon you to accept it.
But I think it depends on my hair.
But it's incredible how much it depends on the machine.
So it depends on the prefect.
What am I doing with this? Well, it depends.
Like anything, it depends who you ask.

It depend

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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Does it depend on a different approach in playing music or also by a different source of inspiration of your songwriting? I think it's been an evolutionary process.
Pane Carasau: 8 sheets(or more it depend on how many are you; usually we prepare it with 3 layers of bread) of "pane carasau".
How can it depend on me?
How does it depend on me?
It depend on their mood. As already done with other champions, I submit to you too the Lawrence's "perfect hand" for takeout double.
He say it depend on the weather.
From it depend all other forms of peace.
Does it depend on the stated intentions of the regime?
Or does it depend more on the quality of the ingredients?
We all seek the truth but our understanding of it depend on which concepts have been able to become conscious.
How does it depend on me?
Does it depend on the scale of threat represented by that regime?
One last and rather frequent misunderstanding is to retain that admitting non negotiable principles would mean to deny the laicity of politics, making it depend on confessional principles.
Anarchist truth cannot and must not become the monopoly of one individual or committee; nor can it depend on the decisions of real or fictitious majorities.
It does not depend on successfully developing new techniques to help us feel better; nor does it depend on a set of theorems being revealed.
Wouldn't it depend on who the quarry is?
Do you like being stroked, or does it depend on who by?
What is the transmission speed? What does it depend on?
The price isnt definitive, it depend of number of person and number of nights.
This is perfectly understandable, since a country whose existence has always been under threat would obviously prefer not to let it depend on a partner that does not have a uniform foreign policy.

Alternatives:

it depends on
it is dependent on
it relies on
it is contingent on
it is determined by

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