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dependant

/dɪˈpɛndənt/

Meanings
noun
A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).

Examples :

"As a student with no income, she is a dependant on her parents. "
person family finance economy

Related Words

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particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration financial

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

Related to finances.

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

Illustration probability

probability noun

/pɹɒbəˈbɪlɪti/ /pɹɑbəˈbɪlɪɾi/

The state of being probable; likelihood.

"The probability of passing the math test is high if you study regularly. "

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particles noun

/ˈpɑːtɪkl̩z/ /ˈpɑɹtɪkl̩z/

A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.

"Dust particles floated in the sunbeam coming through the window. "

Illustration affecting

affecting verb

/əˈfɛktɪŋ/

To influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

Illustration sentences

sentences noun

/ˈsɛntənsɪz/

The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

Illustration questions

questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

Illustration programmer

programmer noun

/ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/ /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/

One who writes computer programs; a software developer.

"My brother is a programmer for a video game company. "

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depending verb

/dɪˈpɛndɪŋ/ /diˈpɛndɪŋ/

(followed by on or upon, formerly also by of) To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.

"We would like to go skiing, but it depends on the amount of snow."

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prepositions noun

/ˌpɹɛ.poʊ.ˈzɪ.ʃənz/

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

"Understanding prepositions, like "on," "in," "at," and "to," is crucial for building grammatically correct sentences. "

Illustration affected

affected verb

/əˈfɛktɪd/

To influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

Illustration dependent

dependent noun

/dɪˈpɛndənt/

One who relies on another for support

"With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all."