dependent
pronunciation
How to pronounce dependent in British English:
UK [dɪˈpendənt]
How to pronounce dependent in American English:
US [dɪˈpendənt]
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- Noun:
- a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
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- Adjective:
- not independent
- contingent on something else
- of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
- being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
- addicted to a drug
Word Origin
- dependent
- 15c., variant spelling of dependant, now mostly restricted to adjectival use; see -ance. Dependent variable in mathematics is recorded from 1852.
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Example
- 1. Once we become attached , we 're dependent whether we want to be or not .
- 2. But america and china are not just rivals for global influence , they are also mutually dependent economies with everything to gain from co-operation .
- 3. But some senior wall street figures are concerned that the utilities , on which the financial markets are highly dependent , have made less progress .
- 4. The radical shift in the balance of power turned china and the united states into mutually dependent economic giants , but it left them without an overarching strategic design of partnership .
- 5. As a rising power , being able to project power in the middle east and parts of africa -- regions on which it is heavily dependent for natural resources -- is undoubtedly attractive .