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1. (adj.) dependent
relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
2. dependent
conditioned or determined by something else:
Our trip is dependent on the weather.
3. dependent
subordinate; subject:
a dependent territory.
4. dependent
used only in connection with other forms, not in isolation; subordinate. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause.
5. dependent
hanging down.
6. dependent
(of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables.
7. dependent
(of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations.
8. (n.) dependent
a person who depends on someone or something for support, favor, etc., esp. a child, spouse, or aged parent.
Etymology: (1375–1425)
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| Definition of 'Dependent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) dependant, dependent
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
2. (adj) dependent
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
"dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"
3. (adj) dependent, dependant, qualified
contingent on something else
4. (adj) dependent, subordinate
(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"
5. (adj) pendent, pendant, dependent
held from above
"a pendant bunch of grapes"
6. (adj) subject, dependent
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
"subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
7. (adj) dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out
addicted to a drug
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1. (adjective) dependent
needing sth to work or exist
Library services are dependent on property taxes.; dependent children
2. dependent
needing a drug to feel good; = addicted
dependent on heroin
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| Definition of 'Dependent' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Dependent
hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf
2. (adj) Dependent
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
3. (noun) Dependent
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
4. (noun) Dependent
that which depends; corollary; consequence
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Sense: relying on (someone etc) for (financial) support
He is totally dependent on his parents.
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 Afrikaans: afhanklik van |
 Arabic: مُعْتَمِد، تابِع |
 Bulgarian: зависим |
 Brazilian: dependente |
 Czech: odkázaný, závislý |
 German: abhängig |
 Danish: afhængig |
 Greek: εξαρτώμενος |
 Spanish: dependiente |
 Estonian: (materiaalselt) sõltuv |
 Farsi: وابسته؛ متکی به |
 Finnish: riippuvainen |
 French: à charge |
 Hebrew: נִתמָך |
 Hindi: निर्भर |
 Croatian: ovisan, upućen na |
 Hungarian: vkitől függő |
 Indonesian: menggantungkan diri |
 Icelandic: háður |
 Italian: dipendente, a carico |
 Japanese: 頼っている |
 Korean: 의존하는 |
 Lithuanian: priklausomas |
 Latvian: atkarīgs |
 Malay: bergantung |
 Dutch: afhankelijk |
 Norwegian: avhengig |
 Polish: zależny |
 Persian: وابسته؛ متکی به |
 Pashto: تر لاس لاندې، هيله ناك، م |
 Portuguese: dependente |
 Romanian: întreţinut de |
 Russian: находящийся на иждивении |
 Slovak: odkázaný |
 Slovenian: odvisen |
 Serbian: zavistan |
 Swedish: beroende |
 Thai: พึ่งพา |
 Turkish: bağımlı, bağlı |
 Taiwanese: 依賴的 |
 Ukrainian: той, що живе на утриманні |
 Urdu: مالی طور پر محتاج ہونا |
 Vietnamese: dựa vào |
 Chinese: 依赖的 |
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