Meaning

5 senses
  1. Relying upon; depending upon.

    At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.

    abhängig, angewiesen

    зави́симыйzavísimyj, подчинённыйpodčinjónnyj, несамостоя́тельныйnesamostojátelʹnyj

    зале́жнийzaléžnyj, несамості́йнийnesamostíjnyj

  2. Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

  3. Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express questions, subordinate clauses, and negative sentences.

  4. Of part of the body: positioned lower than the heart, like the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.

  5. Hanging down.

    a dependent bough or leaf

    held from above and hanging down

Examples

185 sentences
  1. Don't be too dependent on others.

    Не треба занадто залежати від інших.

    ruНе надо слишком зависеть от других.

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  2. Tom is dependent on his parents.

    Том залежить від батьків.

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  3. The boy is totally dependent on his parents.

    Хлопець повністю залежить від своїх батьків.

    ruМальчик полностью зависел от своих родителей.

    deDer Junge ist völlig abhängig von seinen Eltern.

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  4. He was no longer dependent on his parents.

    Він більше не залежав від своїх батьків.

    ruОн больше не зависел от родителей.

    deEr war nicht mehr von seinen Eltern abhängig.

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  5. Tom and I are dependent on each other.

    Ми з Томом залежимо один від одного.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
relying upon; depending upon:
Русский
By meaning 1
relying upon; depending upon:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
relying upon; depending upon:

Origin

From Middle English dependaunt, dependent, from Middle French dependant (present participl

From Middle English dependaunt, dependent, from Middle French dependant (present participle of dependre (“to depend”)) and Latin dēpendēns (present participle of dēpendeō (“to depend”)). By surface analysis, depend + -ent.

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Forms

more dependent, most dependent
Comparativemore dependent Lesson
Superlativemost dependent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

30 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • dependent on his
  • is dependent on
  • still dependent on
  • still dependent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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