dependent

de·pen·dent  (d-pndnt)

adj.

1. Contingent on another.

2. Subordinate.

3. Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support: dependent children.

4. Hanging down.

n.

also de·pen·dant One who relies on another especially for financial support.

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de·pendent·ly adv.

Synonyms: dependent, conditional, contingent, relative, subject
These adjectives mean determined or to be determined by something else: a water supply dependent on rainfall; conditional acceptance of the apology; assistance contingent on need; the importance of a discovery as relative to its usefulness; promotion subject to merit.

Antonym: independent

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dependent sometimes US, dependant [dɪˈpɛndənt]

adj

1. depending on a person or thing for aid, support, life, etc.

2. (postpositive; foll by on or upon) influenced or conditioned (by); contingent (on)

3. subordinate; subject a dependent prince

4. Obsolete hanging down

5. (Mathematics) Maths

a.  (of a variable) having a value depending on that assumed by a related independent variable

b.  (of a linear equation) having every solution as a solution of one or more given linear equations

n

1. (Linguistics) Grammar an element in a phrase or clause that is not the governor

2. a variant spelling (esp US) of dependant

dependently  adv

Usage: Avoid confusion with dependant

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dependent - a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) dependant recipient, receiver - a person who receives something charge - a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street" minion - a servile or fawning dependant
Adj.	1.	dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
	2.	dependent - contingent on something else dependant, qualified conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"
	3.	dependent - (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" subordinate grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) main, 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, 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"
	4.	dependent - held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" pendant, pendent supported - held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends"
	5.	dependent - being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" subject subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom"
	6.	dependent - addicted to a drug drug-addicted, strung-out, dependant, hooked addicted - compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocaine"

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dependent U.S. (sometimes) dependant

adjective reliant, vulnerable, helpless, incapable, powerless, needy, weak, defenceless I refuse to be dependent, despite having a baby to care for.
reliant independent, self-reliant

dependent on or upon reliant on, relying on, supported by, counting on, leaning on, sustained by He was dependent on his parents for everything.

1. determined by, depending on, subject to, influenced by, relative to, liable to, conditional on, contingent on companies whose earnings are largely dependent on foreign economies

2. addicted to, hooked on (informal), over-reliant on people who are totally dependent on heroin see dependant

Translations

dependent [dɪˈpendənt]

A. ADJ

1. (= reliant) he has no dependent relatives → no tiene cargas familiares, no tiene familiares a su cargo
to be dependent on or upon sth/sb → depender de algo/algn
to be financially dependent on sb → depender económicamente de algn
to be dependent on drugs → ser drogodependiente(frm)
to become dependent on or upon sth/sb → llegar a depender de algo/algn
he had become dependent on her for affection → había llegado a depender de ella afectivamente

2. (Ling) [clause] → subordinado

3. (= conditional) to be dependent on or upon sth → depender de algo
tourism is dependent on (the) climate → el turismo depende del clima

B. N (esp US) = dependant

dependent [dɪˈpendənt]

adj

(= reliant) to be dependent on sb/sth → dépendre de qn/qch

(= contingent) to be dependent on sth → dépendre de qch

n = dependant

dependent

adj

(= reliant, also Gram, Math) → abhängig; financially dependent → finanziell abhängig; dependent on insulin → insulinabhängig; to be dependent on or upon somebody/something → von jdm/etw abhängig sein; heavily dependent on the tourist trade → stark vom Tourismus abhängig; to be dependent on charity/somebody’s goodwill → auf Almosen/jds Wohlwollen angewiesen sein; to be dependent on or upon somebody/something for something → für etw auf jdn/etw angewiesen sein; to be dependent on or upon somebody/something to do something → auf jdn/etw angewiesen sein, um etw zu tun; to have dependent children → Kinder haben, für deren Unterhalt man aufkommen muss

to be dependent on or upon somebody/something (= determined by) → von jdm/etw abhängen; your success is dependent (up)on the effort you put in → der Erfolg hängt davon ab, wie viel Mühe du dir gibst

n = dependant

dependent [dɪˈpɛndənt]

1. adj to be dependent (on) (gen) → dipendere (da); (child, relative) → essere a carico (di)

2. n = dependant