1. Contingent on another. 2. Subordinate. 3. Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support: dependent children.4. Hanging down.
NOUN:
also de·pen·dant One who relies on another especially for financial support.
OTHER FORMS:
de·pendent·ly —ADVERB
SYNONYMS:
dependent, conditional, contingent, relative, subject These adjectives mean determined or to be determined by something else: a water supply dependent on rainfall; conditional acceptance of the apology; assistance contingent on need; the importance of a discovery as relative to its usefulness; promotion subject to merit.
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