dependent
🇺🇸
/dɪˈpendənt/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈpendənt/
adjective
B2
needing someone or something to live or succeed
The child is dependent on her parents for food and shelter.
R
unable to stop using something harmful
He became dependent on alcohol after years of heavy drinking.
R
changed or determined by something else
The final grade is dependent on both test scores and class participation.
R
needing another part of a sentence to make sense
In the sentence 'Because it was raining,' the clause is dependent on the main clause.
noun
R
a person who relies on another for support, especially a child
She has three dependents who rely on her income.
translation
needing someone or something to live or succeed; unable to stop using something harmful; changed or determined by something else; needing another part of a sentence to make sense
a person who relies on another for support, especially a child
Word Forms
Plural
dependents