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de⋅pend⋅ent
[di-pen-duh
nt] 
–adjective
| 1. | relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. |
| 2. | conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. |
| 3. | subordinate; subject: a dependent territory. |
| 4. | 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), main 1 (def. 4). |
| 5. | hanging down; pendent. |
| 6. | Mathematics.
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| 7. | Statistics. (of an event or a value) not statistically independent. |
–noun
| 8. | a person who depends on or needs someone or something for aid, support, favor, etc. |
| 9. | 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. |
| 10. | Archaic. a subordinate part. |
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| de·pen·dent (dĭ-pěn'dənt) adj.
de·pen'dent·ly adv. Synonyms: These adjectives mean determined or to be determined by something else: a water supply dependent on rainfall; conditional acceptance of the apology; assistance contingent on need; the importance of a discovery as relative to its usefulness; promotion subject to merit. |
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Dependent
De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. See Depend, and cf. Dependant.]1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. 2. 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. England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank. --Macaulay. Dependent covenant or contract (Law), one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. Dependent variable (Math.), a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable.Dependent
De*pend"ent\, n. 1. 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. A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as witnesses. --Hallam. 2. That which depends; corollary; consequence. With all its circumstances and dependents. --Prynne. Note: See the Note under Dependant.
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Language Translation for : dependent
Spanish:
dependiente,
German:
abhängig,
Japanese:
頼っている
Dependent
A person who relies on someone else for financial support. The taxpayer supporting the dependent is allowed to claim dependency exemptions.
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This is generally known as people who are under 14 and over 65.
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Main Entry: de·pen·dent
Function: adjective
1 : determined or conditioned by another : CONTINGENT
2 a : relying on another for esp. financial support b : lacking the necessary means of support or protection and in need of aid from others (as a public agency)
3 : subject to another's jurisdiction
Main Entry: dependent
Function: noun
: a person who is dependent; especially : a close relative or member of a taxpayer's household who receives over half of his or her support from the taxpayer and is a U.S. citizen, national, or resident, or a resident of a bordering country (as Mexico) —see also dependency exemption at EXEMPTION
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Main Entry: 1de·pen·dent
Pronunciation: di-'pen-d&nt
Function: adjective
1 : unable to exist, sustain oneself, or actappropriately or normally without the assistance or direction of another
2 : affected with a drug dependence
3 : affecting the lower part of the body and esp.the legs <dependent edema> —de·pen·dent·ly adverb
Main Entry: 2dependent
Variant: also dependant
Function: noun
: one that is dependent (as on drugs or a person)
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dependent de·pend·ent (dĭ-pěn'dənt)
adj.
- Contingent on or subordinate to another.
- Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support.
- Hanging down.
One who relies on another especially for financial support.
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