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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

   Scrabble Points: 13

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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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   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?

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

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

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

7. 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.

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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.