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Dependent

see synonyms of dependent

Noun

1. dependant, dependent

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

Adjective

2. dependent

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

Example Sentences:
'dependent children'
'dependent on moisture'

3. dependant, dependent, qualified

contingent on something else

4. dependent, subordinate

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

Example Sentences:
'a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence'

5. dependent, pendant, pendent

held from above

Example Sentences:
'a pendant bunch of grapes'

6. dependent, subject

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

Example Sentences:
'subject peoples'
'a dependent prince'

7. dependant, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out

addicted to a drug

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dependent

see synonyms of dependent
adjective
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
a. 
(of a variable) having a value depending on that assumed by a related independent variable
b. 
(of a linear equation) having every solution as a solution of one or more given linear equations
noun
6. grammar
an element in a phrase or clause that is not the governor
7.  a variant spelling (esp US) of dependant

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Dependent

see synonyms of dependent
adjective
1. 
hanging down
2. 
influenced, controlled, or determined by something else; contingent
3. 
relying (on another) for support or aid
4. 
subordinate
5. 
addicted
noun
6. 
a person who depends on someone else for existence, support, etc.
7.  Obsolete
a subordinate part

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dependent

see synonyms of dependent
adj.
1. Determined, influenced, or controlled by something else.
2. Grammar Subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word.
3. Relying on or requiring the aid or support of another: adult children who are still dependent on their parents.
4. Needing to continue use of a drug or other substance or engagement in a specific activity in order to avoid experiencing withdrawal symptoms: dependent on alcohol.
5. Archaic Hanging down.
n.
also de·pen·dant One who relies on another, especially for financial support.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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