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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), main1 (def. 4).
5.
EXPANDhanging down; pendent.
6.
Mathematics.
a.
(of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables.
b.
(of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations.
7.
COLLAPSEStatistics. (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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Dependents
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Also, dependant.
Related forms
de·pend·ent·ly, adverb
o·ver·de·pend·ent, adjective
pre·de·pend·ent, adjective
qua·si-de·pend·ent, adjective
qua·si-de·pend·ent·ly, adverb
EXPANDself-de·pend·ent, adjective
self-de·pend·ent·ly, adverb
sem·i·de·pend·ent, adjective
sem·i·de·pend·ent·ly, adverb
un·de·pend·ent, adjective
COLLAPSE
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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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