Dependent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹmeɪkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpˈɛndənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpˈɛndənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹmeɪkɪŋ/.

Examples

dependent children
dependent on moisture
a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strung-out pendant subject dependant pendent qualified drug-addicted subordinate hooked

Antonyms

independent

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
adjective	relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed “dependent children”
adjective	contingent on something else
adjective	(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”
adjective	held from above “a pendant bunch of grapes”
adjective	being under the power or sovereignty of another or others “subject peoples”
adjective	addicted to a drug

Word Forms

dependent	adjective	relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
dependent	noun	a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
dependency	noun	the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependence	noun	the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
depend	verb	be contingent upon (something that is elided)
subject	noun	a person who owes allegiance to that nation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abhängig

eine Person, die auf die Unterstützung einer anderen Person (insbesondere finanzielle Unterstützung) angewiesen ist

🇫🇷French

dépendant

une personne qui compte sur une autre personne pour obtenir du soutien (notamment financier)

🇪🇸Spanish

dependiente

una persona que depende de otra persona para su apoyo (especialmente apoyo financiero)

🇮🇹Italian

dipendente

una persona che fa affidamento su un'altra persona per il supporto (in particolare il sostegno finanziario)

🇳🇱Dutch

afhankelijk

een persoon die voor steun afhankelijk is van een andere persoon (vooral financiële steun)

🇵🇹Portuguese

dependente

uma pessoa que depende de outra pessoa para apoio (especialmente apoio financeiro)

🇷🇺Russian

зависимый

человек, который полагается на поддержку другого человека (особенно на финансовую поддержку)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आश्रित

एक व्यक्ति जो समर्थन के लिए किसी अन्य व्यक्ति पर निर्भर करता है (विशेषकर वित्तीय सहायता)

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্ভরশীল

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি সমর্থনের জন্য অন্য ব্যক্তির উপর নির্ভর করেন (বিশেষ করে আর্থিক সহায়তা)

🇮🇳Tamil

சார்ந்து

ஆதரவிற்காக மற்றொரு நபரை நம்பியிருக்கும் நபர் (குறிப்பாக நிதி உதவி)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధారపడిన

మద్దతు కోసం మరొక వ్యక్తిపై ఆధారపడే వ్యక్తి (ముఖ్యంగా ఆర్థిక సహాయం)

🇮🇳Marathi

अवलंबून

एक व्यक्ती जी समर्थनासाठी दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीवर अवलंबून असते (विशेषतः आर्थिक समर्थन)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્રિત

એક વ્યક્તિ જે આધાર માટે અન્ય વ્યક્તિ પર આધાર રાખે છે (ખાસ કરીને નાણાકીય સહાય)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಲಂಬಿತ

ಬೆಂಬಲಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಅವಲಂಬಿಸಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹಣಕಾಸಿನ ಬೆಂಬಲ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്രിത

പിന്തുണയ്‌ക്കായി മറ്റൊരു വ്യക്തിയെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സാമ്പത്തിക പിന്തുണ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਭਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਰਭਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

منحصر

وہ شخص جو مدد کے لیے کسی دوسرے شخص پر انحصار کرتا ہے (خاص طور پر مالی مدد)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

依赖的

依赖他人支持（尤其是经济支持）的人

🇯🇵Japanese

依存

他人のサポート（特に経済的サポート）に依存している人

🇰🇷Korean

매달린

지원(특히 재정적 지원)을 위해 다른 사람에게 의존하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phụ thuộc

một người dựa vào người khác để được hỗ trợ (đặc biệt là hỗ trợ tài chính)

🇹🇭Thai

ขึ้นอยู่กับ

บุคคลที่อาศัยบุคคลอื่นเพื่อการสนับสนุน (โดยเฉพาะการสนับสนุนทางการเงิน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergantung

seseorang yang bergantung pada orang lain untuk mendapatkan dukungan (terutama dukungan finansial)

🇵🇭Filipino

umaasa

isang taong umaasa sa ibang tao para sa suporta (lalo na sa pinansyal na suporta)

🇲🇾Malay

bergantung

seseorang yang bergantung pada orang lain untuk mendapatkan sokongan (terutamanya sokongan kewangan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متكل

الشخص الذي يعتمد على شخص آخر للحصول على الدعم (خاصة الدعم المالي)

🇮🇷Persian

وابسته

شخصی که برای حمایت به شخص دیگری متکی است (به ویژه حمایت مالی)

🇹🇷Turkish

bağımlı

Destek için başka bir kişiye güvenen kişi (özellikle mali destek)

🇮🇱Hebrew

תָלוּי

אדם שסומך על אדם אחר לתמיכה (במיוחד תמיכה כספית)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dependent'?

The primary meaning of 'dependent' is 'a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dependent' in a grammatically correct way?

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

In which domain is the word 'dependent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

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