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dependent - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
dependent
Definition
(noun) a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Synonyms
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dependant
Definition
(adj) relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
Example Sentence
dependent children
dependent on moisture
Definition
(adj) contingent on something else
Synonyms
:
dependant
,
qualified
Definition
(adj) (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
Synonyms
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subordinate
Example Sentence
a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
Definition
(adj) held from above
Synonyms
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pendant
,
pendent
Example Sentence
a pendant bunch of grapes
Definition
(adj) being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Synonyms
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subject
Example Sentence
subject peoples
a dependent prince
Definition
(adj) addicted to a drug
Synonyms
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dependant
,
drug-addicted
,
hooked
,
strung-out
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text: Had you said, co-dependent or self-destructive...
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