dependent

or de·pend·ant

[ dih-pen-duhnt ]

/ dɪˈpɛn dənt /

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adjective

relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.

conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather.

subordinate; subject: a dependent territory.

Grammar. not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause.Compare independent (def. 14), main¹ (def. 4).

hanging down; pendent.

Mathematics.

(of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables.
(of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations.

Statistics. (of an event or a value) not statistically independent.

noun

a person who depends on or needs someone or something for aid, support, favor, etc.

a child, spouse, parent, or certain other relative to whom one contributes all or a major amount of necessary financial support: She listed two dependents on her income-tax form.

Archaic. a subordinate part.

Origin of dependent

First recorded in 1375–1425, dependent is from the late Middle English word dependaunt.See depend, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM dependent

de·pend·ent·ly, de·pend·ant·ly, adverbo·ver·de·pend·ent, adjectivepre·de·pend·ent, adjectivequa·si-de·pend·ent, adjective

qua·si-de·pend·ent·ly, adverbself-de·pend·ent, adjectiveself-de·pend·ent·ly, adverbsem·i·de·pend·ent, adjectivesem·i·de·pend·ent·ly, adverbun·de·pend·ent, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for dependent

Callous, self-dependent in semblance, think what her sufferings are, empaled by memory and conscience.
Alone|Marion Harland
She was so innocently plain-spoken and self-dependent sometimes, and such a strange little dreamer of dreams at other times.
Winning the Wilderness|Margaret Hill McCarter
That it is extremely desirable that in the matter of war supplies she should be self-dependent has been freely admitted.
The Political Future of India|Lajpat Rai
A little world in itself was this Bent's Fort, a self-dependent community in the solitary places.
Vanguards of the Plains|Margaret McCarter

We have been self-dependent from childhood; taught to be so.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for dependent

dependent

sometimes US dependant

/ (dɪˈpɛndənt) /

adjective

depending on a person or thing for aid, support, life, etc

(postpositive; foll by on or upon) influenced or conditioned (by); contingent (on)

subordinate; subjecta dependent prince

obsolete hanging down

maths

(of a variable) having a value depending on that assumed by a related independent variable
(of a linear equation) having every solution as a solution of one or more given linear equations

noun

grammar an element in a phrase or clause that is not the governor

a variant spelling (esp US) of dependant

Derived forms of dependent

dependently, adverb

undefined dependent

Avoid confusion with dependant

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Medical definitions for dependent

dependent

[ dĭ-pĕn′dənt ]

adj.

Contingent on or subordinate to another.

Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support.

Hanging down.

n.

One who relies on another especially for financial support.

单词	dependent
释义	dependent or de·pend·ant [ dih-pen-duhnt ] / dɪˈpɛn dənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dependent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. subordinate; subject: a dependent territory. Grammar. not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause.Compare independent (def. 14), main¹ (def. 4). hanging down; pendent. Mathematics. (of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables. (of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations. Statistics. (of an event or a value) not statistically independent. noun a person who depends on or needs someone or something for aid, support, favor, etc. a child, spouse, parent, or certain other relative to whom one contributes all or a major amount of necessary financial support: She listed two dependents on her income-tax form. Archaic. a subordinate part. Origin of dependent First recorded in 1375–1425, dependent is from the late Middle English word dependaunt.See depend, -ent OTHER WORDS FROM dependent de·pend·ent·ly, de·pend·ant·ly, adverbo·ver·de·pend·ent, adjectivepre·de·pend·ent, adjectivequa·si-de·pend·ent, adjective qua·si-de·pend·ent·ly, adverbself-de·pend·ent, adjectiveself-de·pend·ent·ly, adverbsem·i·de·pend·ent, adjectivesem·i·de·pend·ent·ly, adverbun·de·pend·ent, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dependent Callous, self-dependent in semblance, think what her sufferings are, empaled by memory and conscience. Alone\|Marion Harland She was so innocently plain-spoken and self-dependent sometimes, and such a strange little dreamer of dreams at other times. Winning the Wilderness\|Margaret Hill McCarter That it is extremely desirable that in the matter of war supplies she should be self-dependent has been freely admitted. The Political Future of India\|Lajpat Rai A little world in itself was this Bent's Fort, a self-dependent community in the solitary places. Vanguards of the Plains\|Margaret McCarter We have been self-dependent from childhood; taught to be so. Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series\|Mrs. Henry Wood British Dictionary definitions for dependent dependent sometimes US dependant / (dɪˈpɛndənt) / adjective depending on a person or thing for aid, support, life, etc (postpositive; foll by on or upon) influenced or conditioned (by); contingent (on) subordinate; subjecta dependent prince obsolete hanging down maths (of a variable) having a value depending on that assumed by a related independent variable (of a linear equation) having every solution as a solution of one or more given linear equations noun grammar an element in a phrase or clause that is not the governor a variant spelling (esp US) of dependant Derived forms of dependent dependently, adverb undefined dependent Avoid confusion with dependant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dependent poor, defenseless, vulnerable, reliant, susceptible, conditional, subordinate, inferior, minor, secondary, relative, reckoning, counting, clinging, debased, immature, indigent, lesser, under, abased Medical definitions for dependent dependent [ dĭ-pĕn′dənt ] adj. Contingent on or subordinate to another. Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support. Hanging down. n. One who relies on another especially for financial support. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dependent

or de·pend·ant

adjective

noun

Origin of dependent

OTHER WORDS FROM dependent

Example sentences from the Web for dependent

British Dictionary definitions for dependent

sometimes US dependant

adjective

noun

Derived forms of dependent

undefined dependent

Words related to dependent

Medical definitions for dependent

adj.

n.