Definition of dependent Dependent
/dɪpɛˈndʌnt/ - [dipendunt] - de•pend•ent
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| dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" | ||
| independent free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" | ||
| unfree hampered and not free; not able to act at will | ||
| independency, independence the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence" | ||
| babelike like a baby especially in dependence; "babelike innocence and dependence" | ||
| helpless unable to manage independently; "as helpless as a baby" | ||
| interdependent, mutualist, mutually beneficial mutually dependent | ||
| myrmecophilous living symbiotically with ants | ||
| leechlike, bloodsucking, parasitical, parasitic drawing blood from the body of another; "a plague of bloodsucking insects" | ||
| reliant relying on another for support; "dependent on Middle Eastern oil" | ||
| symbiotic used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each | ||
| dependent - addicted to a drug | ||
| dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out | ||
| addicted compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocaine" | ||
| dependent - contingent on something else | ||
| dependant, qualified | ||
| conditional imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid" | ||
| dependent - (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" | ||
| subordinate | ||
| grammar the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) | ||
| dependent - being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" | ||
| subject | ||
| subordinate lower in rank or importance | ||
| dependent - held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" | ||
| pendent, pendant | ||
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- dependent (Noun)
One who relies on another for support. - dependent (Noun)
An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements modifiers and determiners. - dependent (Noun)
The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages. - dependent (Adjective)
Relying upon; depending upon. - dependent (Adjective)
Of certain Irish irregular verbs: standing only after a preverbal particle. - dependent (Adjective)
Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions. - dependent (Adjective)
Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine. - dependent (Adjective)
Hanging down.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dependent (a.)
Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. - dependent (a.)
Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. - dependent (n.)
One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents. - dependent (n.)
That which depends; corollary; consequence.
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Relying upon; depending upon.
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🔤- dependent, noun, singular of dependents.
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