dependent
A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial supportA person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.
Meaning
4 senses(US)A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.
With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
Unterhaltsempfänger, Unterhaltsempfängerin, Abhängiger (der Abhängige)
иждиве́нецiždivénec, иждиве́нкаiždivénka
утри́манецьutrýmanecʹ, утри́манкаutrýmanka
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
(US)An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
(US)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.
(US)Dependent (origination), in Buddhism, the idea that the existence of everything is conditional and dependent on a cause, and that nothing happens fortuitously or by chance.
Examples
185 sentencesDon't be too dependent on others.
Не треба занадто залежати від інших. — deniko
ruНе надо слишком зависеть от других. — odexed
Tom is dependent on his parents.
Том залежить від батьків. — Ahha
The boy is totally dependent on his parents.
Хлопець повністю залежить від своїх батьків. — ascolto
ruМальчик полностью зависел от своих родителей. — Hellerick
deDer Junge ist völlig abhängig von seinen Eltern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was no longer dependent on his parents.
Він більше не залежав від своїх батьків. — deniko
ruОн больше не зависел от родителей. — sharptoothed
deEr war nicht mehr von seinen Eltern abhängig. — xtofu80
Tom and I are dependent on each other.
Ми з Томом залежимо один від одного. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dependaunt, dependent, from Middle French dependant (present participlFrom 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
plural: dependentsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support):dependant
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- dependent on his
- is dependent on
- still dependent on
- still dependent