dependent

Meaning of dependent

noun
  1. One who relies on another for support
    With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
  2. (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
  3. (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.
adjective
  1. Relying upon; depending upon.
    At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
  2. Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
  3. (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
  4. Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
  5. Hanging down.
    a dependent bough or leaf

Information about dependent

  • The plural form of dependent is: dependents.
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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:

dependant, qualified, hooked

Meaning subordinate:

subordinate

Meaning pendent:

pendent, pendant, hanging

Meaning subject:

subject

dependent antonyms

Meaning :

independent

Translation of dependent

Words that rhyme with dependent

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