Dependent (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Held from above and hanging down; "a pendant bunch of grapes".
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Meaning 2
Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince".
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Meaning 4
(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".
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Meaning 5
Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture".
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Examples
- The new policy is dependent on government funding to be implemented.
- The city's agriculture is heavily dependent on the river's water supply.
- The dependent clause in the sentence provides additional information about the main subject.
- Many students are financially dependent on their parents until they graduate.
- The small island nation is economically dependent on tourism for its survival.
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Meaning 6
Contingent on something else.
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