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in·de·pen·dent  (nd-pndnt)

adj.

1. Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.

2. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind.

3. Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study.

4. often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.

5. Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling entity: an independent food store; an independent film.

6.

a. Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.

b. Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working: a person of independent means.

7. Mathematics

a. Not dependent on other variables.

b. Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.

8. Independent Of or relating to the 17th-century English Independents.

n.

1. often Independent One that is independent, especially a voter, officeholder, or political candidate who is not committed to a political party.

2. Independent A member of a movement in England in the 17th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.

3. Independent Chiefly British A Congregationalist.

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inde·pendent·ly adv.

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independent [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt]

adj

1. free from control in action, judgment, etc.; autonomous

2. not dependent on anything else for function, validity, etc.; separate two independent units make up this sofa

3. not reliant on the support, esp financial support, of others

4. capable of acting for oneself or on one's own a very independent little girl

5. providing a large unearned sum towards one's support (esp in the phrases independent income, independent means)

6. living on an unearned income

7. (Mathematics) Maths (of a system of equations) not linearly dependent See also independent variable

8. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics

a.  (of two or more variables) distributed so that the value taken by one variable will have no effect on that taken by another or others

b.  (of two or more events) such that the probability of all occurring equals the product of their individual probabilities Compare statistical dependence

9. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of a set of propositions)

a.  not validly derivable from one another, so that if the propositions are the axioms of some theory none can be dispensed with

b.  not logically related, so that in no case can the truth value of one be inferred from those of the others

n

1. an independent person or thing

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who is not affiliated to or who acts independently of a political party

independently  adv

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Independent [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt]

n

(Christianity / Protestantism) (in England) a member of the Congregational Church

adj

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to Independency

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A merchant ship under naval control sailed singly and unescorted by a warship. See also military independent.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	independent - a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) fencesitter, mugwump political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or action
	2.	independent - a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them free lance, free-lance, freelance, freelancer, self-employed person worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
Adj.	1.	independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"
	2.	independent - (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" autonomous, self-governing, sovereign free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
	3.	independent - (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" main grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) 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.	independent - not controlled by a party or interest group nonpartisan, nonpartizan - free from party affiliation or bias

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independent

adjective

1. separate, unrelated, unconnected, unattached, uncontrolled, unconstrained Two independent studies have been carried out.
separate controlled

2. self-sufficient, free, liberated, unconventional, self-contained, individualistic, unaided, self-reliant, self-supporting There were benefits to being a single, independent woman.

3. self-governing, free, autonomous, separated, liberated, sovereign, self-determining, nonaligned, decontrolled, autarchic a fully independent state
self-governing controlled, subject, dependent, subsidiary, subordinate, aligned, submissive, subservient

4. private, public, private-sector, free-standing He taught chemistry at an independent school.

5. neutral, objective, detached, impartial, just, fair, equal, open-minded, equitable, disinterested, unbiased, even-handed, nonpartisan, unprejudiced, nondiscriminating an independent mortgage adviser

Translations

independent [ˌɪndɪˈpendənt]

A. ADJ

1. (= self-supporting) [person, country] → independiente; [income] → propio
to be independent → ser independiente
to be independent of sth/sb → no depender de algo/algn, ser independiente de algo/algn
to become independent [country] → independizarse
a person of independent means → una persona con rentas propias or con independencia económica

2. (= unconnected) [events] → independiente, no relacionado; (= impartial) [inquiry, investigation] → independiente; [witness] → imparcial
you are advised to seek an independent opinion → le aconsejamos que se haga asesorar por un tercero

3. (= self-reliant) [person, child] → independiente
he was incapable of independent thought → era incapaz de pensar por su cuenta
she has always been very independent of her parents → siempre ha dependido muy poco de sus padres

4. (= private) [school, sector] → privado; [broadcasting company, radio station] → privado, independiente

B. N

1. (= politician) → independiente mf, candidato/a m/f independiente

2. (= company) → compañía f independiente

C. CPD independent clause N (Gram) → oración f independiente
independent school N (Brit) → escuela f privada, colegio m privado
independent suspension N (Aut) → suspensión f independiente

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independent [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt] adj

[country, person] → indépendant(e); [organization] → indépendant(e); [TV station] → privé(e)
to become independent → s'affranchir
financially independent → indépendant(e) financièrement
independent of each other → indépendants l'un de l'autre

(= unbiased) [inquiry, study] → indépendant(e)
Two independent studies came to the same conclusions
BUT Deux études conduites indépendamment sont arrivées aux mêmes conclusions.

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independent

adj

(= autonomous) → unabhängig (of sb/sth von jdm/etw) (also Pol: country); person (in attitude, spirit) → selbstständig, unabhängig; income → eigen, privat; she is a very independent young lady → sie ist eine sehr selbstständige junge Dame; a man of independent means → eine Person mit Privateinkommen, ein Privatmann m; to become independent (country) → die Unabhängigkeit erlangen

(= unconnected) report, research, thinker etc → unabhängig; independent confirmation → Bestätigung f → aus unabhängiger Quelle; they reached the summit by independent routes → sie erreichten den Gipfel auf getrennten or gesonderten Wegen; the two explosions were independent of each other → die beiden Explosionen hatten nichts miteinander zu tun or hatten keine gemeinsame Ursache

n (Pol) → Unabhängige(r) mf

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independent [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt] adj → indipendente, autonomo/a
of independent means → finanziariamente indipendente
to ask for an independent opinion → chiedere un parere imparziale
independent suspension (Aut) → sospensioni fpl indipendenti

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independent

adj independent [indiˈpendənt]

1 not controlled by other people, countries etc an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain. onafhanklik مُسْتَقِل независим nezávislý selvstændig; uafhængig unabhängig ανεξάρτητος independiente iseseisev مستقل؛ خودگردان itsenäinen indépendant (de) עַצמָאִי आजाद neovisan független merdeka sjálfstæður indipendente 独立した 독립한 nepriklausomas neatkarīgs merdeka onafhankelijk uavhengig, selvstendig niezawisły independente independent (de) независимый nezávislý neodvisen nezavisan oberoende, självständig, oavhängig ซึ่งปกครองตนเอง bağımsız, hür 獨立的 незалежний, самостійний آزاد độc lập 独立的, 不受约束的

2 not willing to accept help an independent old lady. onafhanklik مُعْتَمِد على نَفْسِه самостоятелен samostatný selvstændig selbständig ανεξάρτητος, αυτάρκης independiente iseseisev متکی به خود omatoiminen indépendant עַצמָאִי स्वतंत्र samostalan önálló mandiri sjálfbjarga, sjálfstæður indipendente 頼らない 자존심이 강한 savarankiškas patstāvīgs berdikari zelfstandig selvstendig samodzielny independente independent самостоятельный samostatný neodvisen nezavisan självständig คนที่พึ่งตนเอง başına buyruk, hür 不願接受幫助的 незалежний مدد قبول نہ کرنے والا không phụ thuộc 不愿接受帮助的

3 having enough money to support oneself She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents. onafhanklik مُستَقِل مادَّيـاً незавсим от nezávislý (na) uafhængig unabhängig οικονομικά ανεξάρτητος independiente sõltumatu خودکفا؛ مستقل riippumaton indépendant (de) עַצמָאִי आत्मनिर्भर neovisan független (anyagilag) mandiri fjárhagslega óháður indipendente 自活して 제 힘으로 살아가는 nepriklausomas, savarankiškumas materiāli neatkarīgs/nodrošināts berdikari zelfstandig, onafhankelijk økonomisk uavhengig niezależny independente independent независимый nezávislý (od) neodvisen nezavisan ekonomiskt oberoende คนที่พึ่งตนเอง kendi geliri ile geçinebilen 自立的 самостійний مالی طور پر آزاد sung túc 富裕自立的

4 not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion. onafhanklike مُسْتَقِل، غَيْر مُتَأثِّر برأي غَيْرِه независм nezávislý selvstændig unabhängig ανεξάρτητος, αντικειμενικός independiente erapooletu نا وابسته puolueeton indépendant לא תָּלוּי स्वतंत्र neovisan független independen óháður indipendente 独自の 남에게 의존하지 않는 nepriklausomas, savarankiškas objektīvs berdikari onafhankelijk uavhengig, selvstendig niezależny independente inde­pen­­dent, separat непредубеждённый nezávislý neodvisen nezavisan oberoende, fri, självständig ซึ่งเป็นอิสระ bağımsız, özgür 不依賴某事或他人的，不受某事或他人影響的 незалежний خود مختار độc lập 不依赖于他人（或事）的

n indeˈpendence

onafhanklikheid إسْتِقْلال независимост nezávislost selvstændighed; uafhængighed die Unabhängigkeit ανεξαρτησία independencia iseseisvus استقلال itsenäisyys indépendance עַצמָאוּת आजादी neovisnost (anyagi) függetlenség; önállóság kemerdekaan sjálfstæði indipendenza 独立 독립 nepriklausomybė, savarankiškumas neatkarība; patstāvība kemerdekaan onafhankelijkheid, zelfstandigheid uavhengighet, selvstendighet niepodległość independência independenţă независимость nezávislosť neodvisnost nezavisnost oberoende, självständighet, oavhängighet ความเป็นอิสระ bağımsızlık, özgürlük, istiklâl 獨立 незалежність, самостійність آزادی sự độc lập 独立

adv indeˈpendently

onafhanklik باسْتِقْلال независимо nezávisle selvstændigt; uafhængigt unabhängig ανεξάρτητα independientemente iseseisvalt مستقلاً itsenäisesti indépendamment (de) בְּאוֹפֶן עַצמָאִי स्वतन्त्र रूप से neovisno függetlenül, önállóan secara mandiri sjálfstætt indipendentemente 独立して 독립적으로 nepriklausomai, savarankiškai neatkarīgi; patstāvīgi dengan berdikari onafhankelijk, zelfstandig uavhengig, selvstendig samodzielnie independentemente (în mod) in­de­pen­dent независимо nezávisle neodvisno nezavisno oberoende, självständigt, oavhängigt โดยตนเอง bağımsız olarak 獨立地 незалежно, самостійно آزادانہ một cách độc lập 独立地

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independent → مستقل nezávislý uafhængig unabhängig ανεξάρτητος independiente itsenäinen indépendant nezavisan indipendente 独立した 독립적인 onafhankelijk uavhengig niezależny independente независимый självständig อิสระ bağımsız độc lập 独立的