independent
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a…A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
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» I want to be more independent.
Ich will unabhängiger sein. — MUIRIEL
Я хочу быть более независимым. — paul_lingvo
Я хочу быть более независимой. — paul_lingvo
Я хочу бути більш незалежним. — deniko
Я хочу бути більш незалежною. — deniko
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4 sensesA candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
A neutral or uncommitted person.
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
A small, privately owned business.
A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
Examples
300 sentencesI want to be more independent.
Я хочу бути більш незалежним. — deniko
ruЯ хочу быть более независимым. — paul_lingvo
deIch will unabhängiger sein. — MUIRIEL
He is independent of his parents.
Він не залежить від своїх батьків. — brambury
ruОн не зависит от своих родителей. — Hellerick
deEr ist unabhängig von seinen Eltern. — wolfgangth
Tom wanted to be more independent.
Том хотів бути більш незалежним. — deniko
ruТом хотел быть более независимым. — marafon
I like being independent.
Мені подобається бути незалежним. — deniko
ruМне нравится быть независимой. — odexed
He is economically independent of his parents.
Він фінансово незалежний від батьків. — deniko
ruОн экономически независим от своих родителей. — Lenin_1917
deEr ist von seinen Eltern finanziell unabhängig. — Sudajaengi
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English independent, equivalent to in- + dependent. Compare French indépendantFrom Middle English independent, equivalent to in- + dependent. Compare French indépendant.
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Forms
plural: independents| Singular | independent |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics):mugwumpfencesitter
- a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them:freelancerfreelancefree-lancefree lanceself-employed person
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.