noun Download 🔗Share One who relies on another for support Examples : "With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all." person family human society essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners. Examples : "The prepositional phrase "on the table" is a dependent in the sentence "The book is on the table." " grammar linguistics language word essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages. Examples : "The Gaelic dependent is crucial for forming negative sentences. " grammar language linguistics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Relying upon; depending upon. Examples : "At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition." condition state situation human family economy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event. Examples : "The success of the school play is dependent on good weather. " statistics math possibility essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions. Examples : "Is your success in school dependent on your study habits? " language linguistics grammar essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine. Examples : "The patient's dependent posture strained his lower back while lying on the examination table. " anatomy body physiology medicine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Hanging down. Examples : "a dependent bough or leaf" appearance position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading