Definitions for dependent
dɪˈpɛn dəntde·pen·dent

Princeton's WordNet(4.15 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dependant, dependent(adj)

   a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

2. dependent(adj)

   relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

   "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"

3. dependent, dependant, qualified(adj)

   contingent on something else

4. dependent, subordinate(adj)

   (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. pendent, pendant, dependent(adj)

   held from above

   "a pendant bunch of grapes"

6. subject, dependent(adj)

   being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

   "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

7. dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out(adj)

   addicted to a drug

Wiktionary(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. dependent(Noun)

   One who relies on another for support

   With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all ... (In British English, this meaning is spelt dependant.)

   Etymology: Originally dependant, from dépendant, present participle of dépendre (in English assimilated to dependentem).

2. dependent(Noun)

   An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements modifiers and determiners.

   Etymology: Originally dependant, from dépendant, present participle of dépendre (in English assimilated to dependentem).

3. 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.

   Etymology: Originally dependant, from dépendant, present participle of dépendre (in English assimilated to dependentem).

4. dependent(Adjective)

   Relying upon; depending upon

   At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.

   Etymology: Originally dependant, from dépendant, present participle of dépendre (in English assimilated to dependentem).

5. dependent(Adjective)

   (of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle

   Etymology: Originally dependant, from dépendant, present participle of dépendre (in English assimilated to dependentem).

6. dependent(Adjective)

   Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

   Etymology: Originally dependant, from dépendant, present participle of dépendre (in English assimilated to dependentem).

7. dependent(Adjective)

   (in medicine:) affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine

   Etymology: Originally dependant, from dépendant, present participle of dépendre (in English assimilated to dependentem).

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Dependent(adj)

   hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf

2. Dependent(adj)

   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. Dependent(noun)

   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. Dependent(noun)

   that which depends; corollary; consequence

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dependent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2697

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dependent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4649

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dependent' in Adjectives Frequency: #364

How to pronounce dependent?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dependent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dependent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dependent in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Michael Pearson:

   In hindsight I regret pursuing, transactions where a central premise was a planned increase in the prices of the medicines, we should have abandoned the transaction with Marathon when it became clear that the expected arrival of generic competition made the economics of the deal dependent on significant price increases.

2. Rob Manfred:

   It's hopeful that we will have some Major League Baseball this summer, we are making plans about playing in empty stadiums. But as I've said before, all of those plans are dependent on what the public health situation is.

3. James Dale Davidson:

   The politicians don’t just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless.

4. Mayor Starke:

   We're talking here about some 25,000 jobs in the region; that's roughly 15% of the overall workforce, this shows how dependent the region is on combustion engines.

5. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker:

   We should measure success on just the opposite, on how many are not dependent on the government.

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