dependent

or de·pend·ant

[ dih-pen-duh nt ]

/ dɪˈpɛn dənt /

adjective

relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.

conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather.

subordinate; subject: a dependent territory.

Grammar. not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause. Compare independent(def 14), main¹(def 4).

hanging down; pendent.

Mathematics.

(of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables.
(of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations.

Statistics. (of an event or a value) not statistically independent.

noun

a person who depends on or needs someone or something for aid, support, favor, etc.

a child, spouse, parent, or certain other relative to whom one contributes all or a major amount of necessary financial support: She listed two dependents on her income-tax form.

Archaic. a subordinate part.

Origin of dependent

First recorded in 1375–1425, dependent is from the late Middle English word dependaunt. See depend, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM dependent

de·pend·ent·ly, adverb o·ver·de·pend·ent, adjective pre·de·pend·ent, adjective qua·si-de·pend·ent, adjective

qua·si-de·pend·ent·ly, adverb self-de·pend·ent, adjective self-de·pend·ent·ly, adverb sem·i·de·pend·ent, adjective sem·i·de·pend·ent·ly, adverb un·de·pend·ent, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dependent

dependant dependent

Words nearby dependent

dependable, dependant, dependence, dependency, dependency-prone, dependent, dependent clause, dependent drainage, dependent edema, dependent personality, dependent variable

British Dictionary definitions for overdependent (1 of 2)

overdependent

/ (ˌəʊvədɪˈpɛndənt) /

adjective

excessively dependent on a person or thing for aid, support, etc

British Dictionary definitions for overdependent (2 of 2)

dependent

sometimes US dependant

/ (dɪˈpɛndənt) /

adjective

depending on a person or thing for aid, support, life, etc

(postpositive; foll by on or upon) influenced or conditioned (by); contingent (on)

subordinate; subject a dependent prince

obsolete hanging down

maths

(of a variable) having a value depending on that assumed by a related independent variable
(of a linear equation) having every solution as a solution of one or more given linear equations

noun

grammar an element in a phrase or clause that is not the governor

a variant spelling (esp US) of dependant

Derived forms of dependent

dependently, adverb

undefined dependent

Avoid confusion with dependant

Medical definitions for overdependent

dependent

[ dĭ-pĕn′dənt ]

adj.

Contingent on or subordinate to another.

Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support.

Hanging down.

n.

One who relies on another especially for financial support.

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sometimes US dependant

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