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déposent

Déposent is the third-person plural present indicative form of the French verb déposer, meaning “they deposit” or “they drop off.” The verb’s full present tense paradigm is: je dépose, tu déposes, il dépose, nous déposons, vous déposez, ils déposent.

Etymology and meaning: déposer comes from the French prefix de- plus the verb poser, ultimately tracing back

Usage and examples: Déposent is commonly used with a direct object. Examples include déposer un colis (to

Grammar notes: Déposer is a regular -er verb, so its conjugation follows the standard pattern for the

Related terms: dépôt, déposant, dépôt bancaire.

to
Latin
deponere,
meaning
to
put
down
or
lay
aside.
In
modern
French,
déposer
is
used
in
several
related
senses,
including
to
place
something
somewhere,
to
file
or
submit
documents,
to
set
something
down,
or
to
deposit
money.
drop
off
a
package),
déposer
un
dossier
(to
file
a
file),
déposer
de
l’argent
sur
un
compte
(to
deposit
money
into
an
account).
It
can
also
be
used
in
legal
or
administrative
contexts,
such
as
déposer
une
plainte
(to
file
a
complaint).
The
construction
is
transitive:
they
deposit
something
with
or
at
a
location,
or
they
submit
something
to
an
institution.
present
tense,
with
the
third-person
plural
form
being
déposent.
The
verb
can
be
used
with
a
variety
of
direct
objects
and
often
appears
in
noun
forms
such
as
dépôt
(the
act
of
depositing)
or
déposant
(a
person
who
deposits).