DEPENDENT
\dɪpˈɛndənt], \dɪpˈɛndənt], \d_ɪ_p_ˈɛ_n_d_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of DEPENDENT
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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(grammar) of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
By Princeton University
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Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
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Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends.
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One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.
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That which depends; corollary; consequence.
By Oddity Software
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Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
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Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends.
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One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.
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That which depends; corollary; consequence.
By Noah Webster.
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Hanging down; relying on someone or something else for support; conditional; subordinate.
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One who relies on another for support; something which hangs down.
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Dependant.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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One who depends on, relies on, or is sustained by another.
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Depending: relying or resting on: subject to: subordinate.
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DEPENDENTLY.
By Daniel Lyons
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DEPENDENTLY.
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Depending upon something exterior; subordinate; contingent; needy.
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Hanging down; pendent.
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One who depends on another; a retainer.
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A consequence; corollary; dependant.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. One who depends; one who is sustained by, or who relies on another; a retainer;—that which depends; corollary; consequence.
By Thomas Sheridan
