dependent
Syllables: de·pend·ent/dɪˈpɛndənt/
dependent adjective: relying upon; depending upon.
Adjective
dependent (comparative more dependent, superlative most dependent)
- Relying upon; depending upon.
- At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
- It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. […] It is the starving of the public sector which has been pivotal in America no longer being the land of opportunity – with a child's life prospects more dependent on the...2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19
- Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
- The formula for finding the probability of one event followed by a dependent event is written P(A, B) = P(A) × P(B/A) where P(B/A) is read “the probability of B given A.”1994, Kathryn Stout, Maximum Math, page 217
- Within the GMM framework, the distribution of returns conditional on the market return can be both serially dependent and conditionally heteroscedastic.2005, Alejandro Balbás, Rosario Romera, Esther Ruiz, Recent Advances in Applied Probability, Springer, page 49
- Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express questions, subordinate clauses, and negative sentences.
- Of part of the body: positioned lower than the heart, like the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
- Several groups have shown that the gravitational distribution of pleural pressure is much more uniform when animals are in a prone rather than in a supine position, […] After volume-infusion-induced pulmonary oedema, Ppl was positive in the dependent lung regions in supine animals but much less...2008 February 17, Umberto Lucangelo, Paolo Pelosi, Walter A. Zin, Andrea Aliverti, Respiratory System and Artificial Ventilation, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 198
- The limbs should not assume a dependent position and may be supported; for example, the upper arm and leg may be flexed and supported on pillows[…]2009, Gabby Koutoukidis, Rita Funnell, Karen Lawrence, Jodie Hughson, Kate Stainton, Tabbner's Nursing Care: Theory and Practice, Elsevier Australia, →ISBN, page 406
- Hanging down.
- a dependent bough or leaf
Noun
dependent (plural dependents)
- A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.
- With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
- An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
- The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
- dependent (origination), in Buddhism, the idea that the existence of everything is conditional and dependent on a cause, and that nothing happens fortuitously or by chance.
dependent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
dependent in Hindi
- relying upon; depending upon
- आश्रित āśrit, निर्भर nirbhar, अधीनस्थ adhīnasth, पराधीन parādhīn
- one who relies on another for support
- निर्भर nirbhar, आश्रित āśrit, अधीनस्थ adhīnasth
dependent in Tamil
- சார்ந்த, சார்ந்தவர், சார்ந்தவை, மற்றவர் ஆதரவில் வாழும்
dependent in Marathi
- relying upon; depending upon
- अवलंबित avlambit, अवलंबून avlambūn, निर्भर nirbhar, आश्रित āśrit
dependent in Urdu
- dependent
- منحصر munhasir
More languagesFewer languages
- dependent in Bengali
- পরান্নজীবি porannojibi, অনুগত onugoto
- dependent in Malayalam
- ആശ്രിത āśrita
- dependent in Kannada
- ಅವಲಂಬಿಸಿರುವ, ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸಿರುವ, ಅಧೀನ, ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿ
- dependent in Punjabi
- ਨਿਰਭਰ
- dependent in Gujarati
- પરાવલંબી parāvlambī
- dependent in Odia
- ନିର୍ଭରଶୀଳ, ନିର୍ଭରଶୀଳ |
- dependent in Sanskrit
- वश्य vaśya, अवशिन् avaśin, गृह्य gṛ́hya, निर्भर nirbhara
- dependent in Nepali
- आश्रित
- dependent in Tagalog
- disarilinin
- dependent in Arabic
- مُتَوَقِّفْ mutawaqqif, مُعْتَمِدْ muʕtamid
- dependent in Malay
- bergantung
- dependent in Persian
- وابسته vâbaste
Examples of dependent in a sentence
- The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, gender, and other factors.
- The floatover installation is dependent on the ocean conditions, as movement must be minimised.
- "It is surprising that Mary likes apples" is a biclausal sentence consisting of an independent clause and a dependent clause.
Synonyms of dependent
Antonyms
Forms of dependent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more dependent |
| superlative | most dependent |
| alternative form (obsolete) | dependant |
| Noun | |
| plural | dependents |
Origin of dependent
From Middle English dependaunt, dependent, from Middle French dependant (present participle of dependre (“to depend”)) and Latin dēpendēns (present participle of dēpendeō (“to depend”)). By surface analysis, depend + -ent.
Words formed from dependent
- accommodating dependent
- antedependent
- case dependent
- case-dependent
- context-dependent
- cyber-dependent
- dependapotamus
- dependently
- dependent personality disorder
- disquieted dependent
- domestic dependent nation
- hyperdependent
- immature dependent
- ineffectual dependent
- inter-dependent
- interdependent
- language-dependent
- light-dependent resistor
- linearly dependent
- nondependent
- order-dependent
- overdependent
- passive-dependent
- phosphodependent
- photodependent
- redshift-dependent
- selfless dependent
- semidependent
- system-dependent
- time-dependent
- undependent
- co-dependent
- depending
Phrases with dependent
Questions about dependent
- What does dependent mean?
- Dependent means relying upon; depending upon.
- What is dependent in Hindi?
- Dependent in Hindi is आश्रित (āśrit), निर्भर (nirbhar), अधीनस्थ (adhīnasth). See Dependent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dependent?
- Dependent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce dependent?
- Dependent is pronounced /dɪˈpɛndənt/.
Words near dependent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dependent (page history and authors); dependent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); منحصر (Urdu) (page history and authors); অনুগত (Bengali) (page history and authors); ആശ്രിത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); dependent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dependent (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); પરાવલંબી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); dependent (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अवशिन् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); dependent (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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