dependent
Meaning of dependent
noun
- One who relies on another for support
With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
- (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
- (grammar) 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.
- Relying upon; depending upon.
At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
- Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
- (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
- Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
- Hanging down.
a dependent bough or leaf
Information about dependent
- The plural form of dependent is: dependents.
- Languages in which dependent is used:
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- Catalan
- English
Hyphenation of dependent
de-pen-dent
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- dependent is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
dependent synonyms
Meaning dependant:
Meaning subordinate:
Meaning pendent:
Meaning subject:
dependent antonyms
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Translation of dependent
- Spanish: dependiente
- Italian: dipendente
- French: dépendant
- Portuguese: dependente
- German: abhängig
Words that rhyme with dependent
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