Dependency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹmeɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpˈɛndənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpˈɛndənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹmeɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

colony dependence habituation dependance addiction

Word Forms

dependent	adjective	relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
depend	verb	have faith or confidence in
addict	verb	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
habituate	verb	make psychologically or physically used (to something)
colonial	adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
colonist	noun	a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abhängigkeit

der Zustand, in dem man sich auf jemanden oder etwas anderes verlässt oder von ihm kontrolliert wird

🇫🇷French

dépendance

l'état de dépendance ou d'être contrôlé par quelqu'un ou quelque chose d'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

dependencia

el estado de depender o ser controlado por alguien o algo más

🇮🇹Italian

dipendenza

lo stato di fare affidamento o di essere controllati da qualcuno o qualcos'altro

🇳🇱Dutch

afhankelijkheid

de staat van vertrouwen op of gecontroleerd worden door iemand of iets anders

🇵🇹Portuguese

dependência

o estado de confiar ou ser controlado por alguém ou alguma outra coisa

🇷🇺Russian

зависимость

состояние зависимости или контроля со стороны кого-то или чего-то другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्भरता

किसी पर या किसी अन्य चीज़ पर भरोसा करने या नियंत्रित होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্ভরতা

কারও বা অন্য কিছুর উপর নির্ভর করা বা নিয়ন্ত্রিত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

சார்பு

யாரோ அல்லது வேறு எதையாவது நம்பியிருக்கும் அல்லது கட்டுப்படுத்தப்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధారపడటం

ఎవరైనా లేదా వేరొకరిపై ఆధారపడే లేదా నియంత్రించబడే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अवलंबित्व

एखाद्यावर किंवा इतर कशावर अवलंबून राहण्याची किंवा नियंत्रित करण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્ભરતા

કોઈના અથવા અન્ય કોઈ વસ્તુ પર આધાર રાખવાની અથવા તેના દ્વારા નિયંત્રિત થવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಲಂಬನೆ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅವಲಂಬಿಸಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്രിതത്വം

ആരെയെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും ആശ്രയിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിയന്ത്രിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਭਰਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਚੀਜ਼ 'ਤੇ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

انحصار

کسی یا کسی اور چیز پر انحصار کرنے یا اس کے کنٹرول میں رہنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

依赖性

依赖某人或某物或受其控制的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

依存

誰かや何か他のものに依存したり、支配されたりしている状態

🇰🇷Korean

의존

누군가 또는 다른 것에 의존하거나 통제당하는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phụ thuộc

trạng thái dựa vào hoặc bị kiểm soát bởi ai đó hoặc cái gì khác

🇹🇭Thai

การพึ่งพาอาศัยกัน

สถานะของการพึ่งพาหรือถูกควบคุมโดยบุคคลหรือสิ่งอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketergantungan

keadaan mengandalkan atau dikendalikan oleh seseorang atau sesuatu yang lain

🇲🇾Malay

pergantungan

keadaan bergantung atau dikawal oleh seseorang atau sesuatu yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التبعية

حالة الاعتماد على شخص أو شيء آخر أو السيطرة عليه

🇮🇷Persian

وابستگی

حالت تکیه کردن یا کنترل شدن توسط شخص یا چیز دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

bağımlılık

birine veya başka bir şeye güvenme veya onlar tarafından kontrol edilme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תלות

המצב של הסתמכות או נשלטת על ידי מישהו או משהו אחר

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The primary meaning of 'dependency' is 'the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else'.

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Using 'dependency' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'dependency' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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