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   dependent

   /dɪˈpɛnd(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. contingent on or determined by: "the various benefits will be dependent on length of service" Similar conditional oncontingent onbased ondepending onresting onhanging onhingeing onsubject todetermined bycontrolled byinfluenced byswayed byresultant from
   • 2. requiring someone or something for financial or other support: "an economy heavily dependent on oil exports" Similar reliant onrelying oncounting onleaning onsupported bysustained by
   • ▪ unable to do without: "people dependent on drugs" Similar addicted toreliant onover-reliant onfixated ongiven to usinggiven to abusinginformal:hooked onjonesing on/for
   • 3. (of a clause, phrase, or word) subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word: "a clause dependent on another clause"

   noun

   • 1. variant spelling of dependant

   Word Origin late Middle Englishdependant ‘hanging down’, from Old French, present participle of dependre (see depend). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin participial stem dependent-.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dependently adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEPENDENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEPENDENT definition: 1. needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating: 2…. Learn more.

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   Dependent definition: relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.. See examples of DEPENDENT used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of DEPENDENT is determined or conditioned by another : contingent. How to use dependent in a sentence. Is it ever correct to use dependant instead of dependent?

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEPENDANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   DEPENDANT definition: 1. someone who depends on you for financial support, such as a child or family member who does not…. Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdependent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   adjective. OPAL W. /dɪˈpendənt/ needing somebody/something in order to survive or be successful. a woman with several dependent children. dependent on/upon somebody/somethingYou can't be dependent on your parents all your life. dependent on/upon somebody/something for somethingThe festival is heavily dependent on sponsorship for its success.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEPENDENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating: She has three dependent children. West Virginia’s economy is highly dependent on the mining industry. Grapes need a long, slow ripening period, and that is dependent on temperature.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › dependentDependent - definition of dependent by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. depending on a person or thing for aid, support, life, etc. 2. (postpositive; foll by on or upon) influenced or conditioned (by); contingent (on) 3. subordinate; subject: a dependent prince. 4. obsolete hanging down. 5. (Mathematics) maths. a. (of a variable) having a value depending on that assumed by a related independent variable.

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   Being dependent means relying on something. Many people are dependent on coffee in the morning, while a dependent is someone who relies on you for financial support. In grammar-land, a dependent clause can’t stand alone because it’s a fragment.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEPENDENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    A dependent is a person, especially a child or spouse, who depends on you for food, clothes, and money. If a federal employee dies from a work-related injury, a cash compensation is paid to the worker's surviving dependents .

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdependent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Definition of dependent adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.