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- pronunciation:
- dih
pen
dihnt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
relying on another for help or support.
The family has two dependent children.Previously, the country had been a dependent colony.The baby birds are still dependent on their parents for food.- antonyms:
- independent
- similar words:
- helpless, immature, minor, young
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| definition 2: |
conditioned or contingent upon something.
Getting the funding for the new bridge construction is dependent on the state's budget.- synonyms:
- conditional, contingent, provisional, provisory
- antonyms:
- absolute, independent
- similar words:
- circumstantial, likely, possible, relative, subject
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| definition 3: |
addicted to drugs or other substances.
Many performers of the time became dependent on drugs and alcohol. |
| related words: |
incidental, subordinate |
adverb + (adj.)dependent (dependant)
chemically,
completely,
critically,
economically,
emotionally,
entirely,
financially,
heavily,
highly,
increasingly,
largely,
less,
mutually,
overly,
partly,
physically,
solely,
strongly,
totally,
utterly,
wholly
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(adj.)dependent (dependant)
+ noun
agriculture,
assistance,
availability,
child,
clause,
criteria,
diabetes,
elder,
export,
handout,
import,
measure,
oil,
parameter,
petroleum,
respondent,
revenue,
satisfaction,
subsidy,
tourism,
variable,
whim
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one requiring the help of another in order to survive.
Her elderly mother is now her dependent.- synonyms:
- minor
- similar words:
- appendage, child, client, juvenile, vassal, youth
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| related words: |
care, clause, client, ward |
adjective + (n.)dependent (dependant)
civilian, financial, military, retired, single
verb + (n.)dependent (dependant)
care, claim, treat
noun + (n.)dependent (dependant)
age,
alcohol,
care,
context,
coverage,
defense,
density,
employee,
exemption,
gender,
household,
number,
path,
personnel,
retiree,
spouse,
staff,
status,
veteran,
welfare,
worker
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| derivation: |
dependently (adv.) |
The word dependent
contains the following parts:
pend, pens
Latin
root
that means hang; weigh; spend
  Example words:
append, appendix, depend, dependable, dependent, independence, independent, pendulum, suspend, suspense, expend, expensive, pensive, impend
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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