--- title: "How to pronounce \"overdependent\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"overdependent\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/cLabVJhB588/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/overdependent" --- # How to pronounce "overdependent" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/ɒvɛrdɛpɛndɛnt/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **o·ver·de·pen·dent** ## Meaning & Usage ### ADJECTIVE - Excessively dependent. ### Example Sentences - "overdependent on microchips. The industry accounts for around 1/5 of Taiwanese GDP. Services are 60% of the economy, but this sector is completely" - "become overdependent on the calculators or do the calculators help them once the calculator is not there? So in this study, the way it worked was it worked" ### Common Phrases - overdependent oil ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (5 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "overdependent" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "more than seven for this year, which you know, obviously loads of countries around the world um would would love to have. Some argue that Taiwan is overdependent on microchips. The industry accounts for around 1/5 of Taiwanese GDP. Services are 60% of the economy, but this sector is completely intertwined with the microchips industry." - **Watch at 2:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLabVJhB588&t=166s) ### Example 2 *Accent: US* > "become overdependent on the calculators or do the calculators help them once the calculator is not there? So in this study, the way it worked was it worked" - **Watch at 43:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpT161kTEc8&t=2616s) ### Example 3 *Accent: US* > "just overdependent oil imports because i don't think that's the problem i think the problem is that we're dependent on a source of" - **Watch at 5:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oKmcxyrKuk&t=354s) ### Example 4 > "strongly pushed to introspect. I I amongst a few scholars I've written that India was overdependent uh clearly for market reasons uh in expanding its uh relationship on energy. It used to trade less than 2% uh of its oil needs from Russia before the Ukraine war. Now it's over 35 40%. So that relationship has" - **Watch at 9:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVmRd42Lqvw&t=574s) ### Example 5 > "downgrade on that notion? You know, it's unclear what move like, you know, what moves the rating agencies to do one thing or not? You know, it's clear that the banks have a lot more capital, but it's also clear that their revenue model is, in my opinion, unsustainable because they've been so overdependent over the last few years on quantitative easing and the Fed purchase program. So, they're so dependent upon cheap money. I think that's a larger issue than um" - **Watch at 1:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGKK3VEj2Nc&t=93s) ## How to Pronounce "overdependent" - **Syllables**: o · ver · de · pen · dent - **IPA**: `/ɒvɛrdɛpɛndɛnt/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [oven](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/oven), [ovenable](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenable), [ovenbird](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenbird), [ovenchyma](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenchyma), [ovened](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovened), [ovenette](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenette), [ovenful](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovenful), [ovening](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ovening) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “overdependent”? “overdependent” is pronounced /ɒvɛrdɛpɛndɛnt/ (o · ver · de · pen · dent). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “overdependent”? “overdependent” has 5 syllables: o · ver · de · pen · dent. ### What does “overdependent” mean? Excessively dependent. ### How can I hear “overdependent” used in real sentences? This page has 5 real-world video examples of “overdependent” with synchronized subtitles. 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