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English to English adjective
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relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed |  | Example: dependent children dependent on moisture
source: wordnet30
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(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence |  | Example: a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
source: wordnet30
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Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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contingent on something else |  | source: wordnet30
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held from above |  | Example: a pendant bunch of grapes
source: wordnet30
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being under the power or sovereignty of another or others |  | Example: subject peoples a dependent prince
source: wordnet30
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addicted to a drug |  | source: wordnet30 noun
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a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) |  | source: wordnet30
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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