nounπShareOne who relies on another for support"With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all."personfamilyhumansocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners."The prepositional phrase "on the table" is a dependent in the sentence "The book is on the table." "grammarlinguisticslanguagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(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."The Gaelic dependent is crucial for forming negative sentences. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareRelying upon; depending upon."At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition."conditionstatesituationhumanfamilyeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHaving a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event."The success of the school play is dependent on good weather. "statisticsmathpossibilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShare(of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions."Is your success in school dependent on your study habits? "languagelinguisticsgrammaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareAffecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine."The patient's dependent posture strained his lower back while lying on the examination table. "anatomybodyphysiologymedicineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHanging down."a dependent bough or leaf"appearancepositionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
