dependentadj.

/dɪˈpɛndənt/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s -aunt, 1500s–1800s -ant.

Etymology: Originally dependant, < French dépendant (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), present participle of dépendre to hang down, depend: from the 16th cent. often assimilated to Latin dēpendēnt-em, and now usually so spelt, the form in -ant being almost obsolete in the adjective, though retained in the noun.

1. Hanging down, pendent.

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the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down

pendent?a1300

dependentc1420

pendular1596

pensile1604

propending1642

pendulent1650

pendilatory1653

pendulous1656

depending1735

pendulant1804

hang-down1906

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 1060 So thai be wombed wel, dependannt, syde, That likely is for greet and mighty stoore.

?1521 A. Barclay Bk. Codrus & Mynalcas sig. D With glystring eyen, and syde dependant berde.

1591 R. Greene Maidens Dreame xxviii Mourning locks dependant.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 378 A regular rock, from the upper part of which are dependent many excrescences.

1880 C. Darwin & F. Darwin Power of Movement in Plants 128 [The leaves] partially assume their nocturnal dependent position.

a. That depends on something else; having its existence contingent on, or conditioned by, the existence of something else. dependent differentiation: see differentiation n. 2.

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the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] > dependent or contingent

relativea1500

perpendicular1555

dependent1593

dependential1646

contingent1785

depending1816

conditioned1851

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. viii. 66 On these two generall heades..all other specialties are dependent.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Dependant, which hangeth vpon another thing.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 192 Effects dependent on the same..Causes.

1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 77 A creature is a dependent being, that is, it is essential to a creature to depend upon the author of its being.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) i. i. 10 Animal life, again, is dependent on vegetable life, and vegetable life is dependent on the soil and atmosphere.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 265 All things in nature are dependent on one another.

†b. Annexed, appertaining. Obsolete.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > belonging or pertaining

appertainingc1386

pertinent1405

incident1488

appendant1509

appropriate1525

appending1527

dependent1528

attaching1768

1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxiiii^v The reuercyon that is dependaunte vnto the same franketenement is seuered from the joynture.

3. That depends or has to rely on something else for support, supply, or what is needed.

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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [adjective] > dependent

adjective1640

dependenta1643

a1643 W. Cartwright Poems in Comedies (1651) sig. S3 Whose wretched Genius, and dependent fires, But to their Benefactors dole aspires.

1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Third 30 Life makes the Soul Dependent on the Dust.

1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. ii. 52 She found herself wholly dependent upon strangers.

1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate III. v. 144 It was her destiny to be dependent on charity.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People ii. §6. 93 The vast estates..were granted out to new men dependent on royal favour.

a. Attached in a relation of subordination; subordinate, subject; opposed to independent.

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society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > dependent

tributaryc1412

appendant1598

dependent1620

adjective1640

depending1705

1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent vii. 614 One Bishop instituted by Christ, and the others not to haue any authoritie but dependant from him.

1624 J. Fisher in F. White Repl. Fisher 337 Mediators subordinate vnto, and dependent of Christ.

1654 E. Wolley tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Curia Politiæ 93 Soveraignes are not subordinate and dependant to them [the Lawes].

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 364 The Assembly meet here, which is in the nature of a dependant Parliament.

1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm vii. 178 The temper of mind which is proper to a dependant and subordinate agent.

1865 J. Bright Speeches Amer. Question 173 They ceased to be dependent Colonies of England.

b. dependent variable n. Mathematics one whose variation depends on that of another variable (the independent variable).

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1852 I. Todhunter Diff. Calculus i A dependent variable is a quantity the value of which is determined as soon as that of some independent variable is known.

†5. Impending. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand

towardc890

comingOE

at handc1175

hendc1175

short?a1400

likec1425

near present?c1450

hangingc1503

instant?1520

neara1522

approachinga1525

imminent1528

provenient1554

threatened1567

near-threateninga1586

eminent1587

impendenta1592

sudden1597

ensuing1603

dependenta1616

pending1642

incumbent1646

early1655

fast-approaching1671

impendinga1686

incoming1753

pendent1805

proximatea1831

simmering1843

pending1850

invenient1854

looming1855

forthcoming1859

near-term1929

upcoming1959

a1616 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida (1623) ii. iii. 19 That me thinkes is the curse dependant [1609 depending] on those that warre for a placket.

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dependent territory n. Law a territory (such as a country, province, colony, etc.) controlled by another; cf. dependency n. 4c.overseas territory (see overseas territory n. at overseas adj. Compounds) is now the more usual term.

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1680 J. Pettus Constit. Parl. Eng. v. 105 Dukes and Earls from Substitutes to their Princes, (in certain dependent Territories) became afterwards Soveraigns.

1772 Gen. Evening Post 16–18 July Should..[Britain]..relax from her just authority, she may as well resign all her dependent territories, and content herself with what is merely contained in her own island.

1838 W. Sullivan Hist. Causes & Effects xxxv. 233 Flanders was then a fief (or dependent territory) of the French king.

1997 Daily Tel. 3 July 18/1 Britain is responsible for the security and welfare of Montserrat's 10,000 inhabitants, as it is a dependent territory.

2015 M. A. Thomas Govern like Us 67 Indian independence in 1947 was the beginning of a cascade in which dependent territories sought and obtained their independence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	dependent
释义	dependentadj. /dɪˈpɛndənt/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s -aunt, 1500s–1800s -ant. Etymology: Originally dependant, < French dépendant (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), present participle of dépendre to hang down, depend: from the 16th cent. often assimilated to Latin dēpendēnt-em, and now usually so spelt, the form in -ant being almost obsolete in the adjective, though retained in the noun. 1. Hanging down, pendent. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down pendent?a1300 dependentc1420 pendular1596 pensile1604 propending1642 pendulent1650 pendilatory1653 pendulous1656 depending1735 pendulant1804 hang-down1906 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iii. 1060 So thai be wombed wel, dependannt, syde, That likely is for greet and mighty stoore. ?1521 A. Barclay Bk. Codrus & Mynalcas sig. D With glystring eyen, and syde dependant berde. 1591 R. Greene Maidens Dreame xxviii Mourning locks dependant. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 378 A regular rock, from the upper part of which are dependent many excrescences. 1880 C. Darwin & F. Darwin Power of Movement in Plants 128 [The leaves] partially assume their nocturnal dependent position. 2. a. That depends on something else; having its existence contingent on, or conditioned by, the existence of something else. dependent differentiation: see differentiation n. 2. ΘΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] > dependent or contingent relativea1500 perpendicular1555 dependent1593 dependential1646 contingent1785 depending1816 conditioned1851 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. viii. 66 On these two generall heades..all other specialties are dependent. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Dependant, which hangeth vpon another thing. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 192 Effects dependent on the same..Causes. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility iii. 77 A creature is a dependent being, that is, it is essential to a creature to depend upon the author of its being. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) i. i. 10 Animal life, again, is dependent on vegetable life, and vegetable life is dependent on the soil and atmosphere. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 265 All things in nature are dependent on one another. †b. Annexed, appertaining. Obsolete. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > relevance or pertinence > [adjective] > belonging or pertaining appertainingc1386 pertinent1405 incident1488 appendant1509 appropriate1525 appending1527 dependent1528 attaching1768 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxiiii^v The reuercyon that is dependaunte vnto the same franketenement is seuered from the joynture. 3. That depends or has to rely on something else for support, supply, or what is needed. ΘΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [adjective] > dependent adjective1640 dependenta1643 a1643 W. Cartwright Poems in Comedies (1651) sig. S3 Whose wretched Genius, and dependent fires, But to their Benefactors dole aspires. 1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Third 30 Life makes the Soul Dependent on the Dust. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest I. ii. 52 She found herself wholly dependent upon strangers. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate III. v. 144 It was her destiny to be dependent on charity. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People ii. §6. 93 The vast estates..were granted out to new men dependent on royal favour. 4. a. Attached in a relation of subordination; subordinate, subject; opposed to independent. ΘΠ society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > dependent tributaryc1412 appendant1598 dependent1620 adjective1640 depending1705 1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent vii. 614 One Bishop instituted by Christ, and the others not to haue any authoritie but dependant from him. 1624 J. Fisher in F. White Repl. Fisher 337 Mediators subordinate vnto, and dependent of Christ. 1654 E. Wolley tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Curia Politiæ 93 Soveraignes are not subordinate and dependant to them [the Lawes]. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 364 The Assembly meet here, which is in the nature of a dependant Parliament. 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm vii. 178 The temper of mind which is proper to a dependant and subordinate agent. 1865 J. Bright Speeches Amer. Question 173 They ceased to be dependent Colonies of England. b. dependent variable n. Mathematics one whose variation depends on that of another variable (the independent variable). ΚΠ 1852 I. Todhunter Diff. Calculus i A dependent variable is a quantity the value of which is determined as soon as that of some independent variable is known. †5. Impending. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand towardc890 comingOE at handc1175 hendc1175 hendc1175 short?a1400 likec1425 near present?c1450 hangingc1503 instant?1520 neara1522 approachinga1525 imminent1528 provenient1554 threatened1567 near-threateninga1586 eminent1587 impendenta1592 sudden1597 ensuing1603 dependenta1616 pending1642 incumbent1646 early1655 fast-approaching1671 impendinga1686 incoming1753 pendent1805 proximatea1831 simmering1843 pending1850 invenient1854 looming1855 forthcoming1859 near-term1929 upcoming1959 a1616 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida (1623) ii. iii. 19 That me thinkes is the curse dependant [1609 depending] on those that warre for a placket. Draft additions March 2017 dependent territory n. Law a territory (such as a country, province, colony, etc.) controlled by another; cf. dependency n. 4c.overseas territory (see overseas territory n. at overseas adj. Compounds) is now the more usual term. ΚΠ 1680 J. Pettus Constit. Parl. Eng. v. 105 Dukes and Earls from Substitutes to their Princes, (in certain dependent Territories) became afterwards Soveraigns. 1772 Gen. Evening Post 16–18 July Should..[Britain]..relax from her just authority, she may as well resign all her dependent territories, and content herself with what is merely contained in her own island. 1838 W. Sullivan Hist. Causes & Effects xxxv. 233 Flanders was then a fief (or dependent territory) of the French king. 1997 Daily Tel. 3 July 18/1 Britain is responsible for the security and welfare of Montserrat's 10,000 inhabitants, as it is a dependent territory. 2015 M. A. Thomas Govern like Us 67 Indian independence in 1947 was the beginning of a cascade in which dependent territories sought and obtained their independence. 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