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

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   Dependent is an adjective that means needing the support of something or someone, or a noun that means a person who is financially supported by another person. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of dependent with examples and translations.

   • English (US)

     DEPENDENT meaning: 1. needing the support of something or...

   • Znaczenie Dependent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DEPENDENT definicja: 1. needing the support of something or...

   • English

     DEPENDANT definition: 1. someone who depends on you for...

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

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

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   Dependant is a noun meaning someone who depends on you for financial support, or an adjective meaning needing financial support from someone. Learn more about the usage, synonyms and translations of dependant in English.

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   Learn the meaning of dependent as an adjective or a noun, and how to use it in different contexts. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for dependent.

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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.