Dependent
31dependent — de·pen·dent di pen dənt adj 1) unable to exist, sustain oneself, or act appropriately or normally without the assistance or direction of another 2) affected with a drug dependence 3) affecting the lower part of the body and esp. the legs… …
32dependent — adjective 1》 (dependent on) contingent on or determined by. 2》 relying on someone or something for financial or other support. ↘(dependent on) unable to do without: dependent on drugs. 3》 Grammar subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word …
33dependent — adjective 1) she is dependent on drugs Syn: addicted, reliant; informal hooked 2) he is ill and dependent Syn: reliant, needy, helpless, infirm, invalid, incapable, debilitated, disabled …
34dependent — de•pend•ent [[t]dɪˈpɛn dənt[/t]] adj. 1) relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc 2) conditioned or determined by something else: Our trip is dependent on the weather[/ex] 3) subordinate; subject: a dependent territory[/ex] 4)… …
35dependent — dependant, dependent Dependant in BrE is a noun meaning ‘a person who relies on another for financial support’, and dependent is an adjective meaning ‘depending or conditional on something or someone else’ (with several special meanings). In AmE… …
36dependent — The status of one in need of aid or support because he entirely or partially lacks the means of supporting himself, Utah Fuel Co. v Industrial Com. 80 Utah 105, 15 P2d 297, 86 ALR 858; one who looks to another for support and maintenance. 58 Am… …
37dependent on — adjective determined by conditions or circumstances that follow (Freq. 3) arms sales contingent on the approval of congress • Syn: ↑contingent, ↑contingent on, ↑contingent upon, ↑dependant on, ↑dependent upon, ↑ …
38Dependent — A person who relies on someone else for financial support. The taxpayer supporting the dependent is allowed to claim dependency exemptions. This generally refers to people who are under 14 and over 65 …
39dependent — Synonyms and related words: accessory, addicted, addicted to, adherent, ancillary, appendage, appurtenant, at issue, attendant, based on, boxed in, buff, cascading, cavaliere servente, charge, childlike, circumscribed, circumscribed by, client,… …
40dependent on — Synonyms and related words: addicted, addicted to, answerable for, apt to, arising from, attributable to, based on, boxed in, capable of, caused by, circumscribed by, coming from, contingent, contingent on, dependent, depending, depending on,… …
