"dependent" in the noun sense
1. dependant, dependent
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
"dependent" in the adjective sense
1. dependent
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
"dependent children"
"dependent on moisture"
2. dependent, dependant, qualified
contingent on something else
3. dependent, subordinate
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"
4. pendent, pendant, dependent
held from above and hanging down
"a pendant bunch of grapes"
5. subject, dependent
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
"subject peoples"
"a dependent prince"
6. dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out
addicted to a drug
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