dependence
🇺🇸
/dɪˈpendəns/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈpendəns/
noun
C1
needing someone or something to survive or succeed
Their dependence on each other made their partnership strong.
R
being unable to stop using something harmful
His dependence on drugs ruined his health.
R
one thing being affected by another
The dependence of plants on sunlight is well known.
translation
needing someone or something to survive or succeed; being unable to stop using something harmful; one thing being affected by another
Word Forms
Plural
dependences