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List of meaning for dependent

needful; reliant on something or someone else

dependant, dependent(adj)

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

dependent(adj)

relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

"dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"

dependent, dependant, qualified(adj)

contingent on something else

dependent, subordinate(adj)

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

"a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

pendent, pendant, dependent(adj)

held from above

"a pendant bunch of grapes"

subject, dependent(adj)

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

"subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out(adj)

addicted to a drug

extending freely from a support from above

the dependent willow branches swayed in the gentle breeze

determined by something else

our going to the movies tonight is dependent on whether or not we have any money left after we eat out

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