Uk English Meaning of dependent
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Definitions and Meaning of dependent in English
dependent (n)
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
dependent (a)
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
dependent (s)
contingent on something else
held from above and hanging down
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
addicted to a drug
dependent (a.)
Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
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.
dependent (n.)
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.
That which depends; corollary; consequence.
FAQs About the word dependent
dependent
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support), relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is need
dangling,hanging,pendant,pendant,Suspended,drooping,flagging,loiterer,pendulous,sagging
independent,unconditional,absolute,basal,basic,categorical,complete,consummate,fundamental,outright
dependency => dependency, dependencies => Dependencies, dependence => dependence, depended => depended, dependant upon => dependent on,
