person who is dependent
1dependent — de·pen·dent 1 adj 1: determined or conditioned by another: contingent 2 a: relying on another for esp. financial support b: lacking the necessary means of support or protection and in need of aid from others (as a public agency) have the child… …
2dependent — [dē pen′dənt, dipen′dənt] adj. [ME < OFr dependant < L dependens, prp. of dependere: see DEPEND] 1. hanging down 2. influenced, controlled, or determined by something else; contingent 3. relying (on another) for support or aid 4.… …
3Dependent clause — In linguistics, a dependent clause (sometimes called a subordinate clause) is a clause that augments an independent clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses modify the independent clause of …
4dependent — I UK [dɪˈpendənt] / US adjective *** Get it right: dependent: The usual preposition to use with dependent is on, not of: Wrong: Women in those times were totally dependent of their husbands. Right: Women in those times were totally dependent on… …
5dependent — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dependant, from Anglo French, present participle of dependre Date: 14th century 1. hanging down 2. a. determined or conditioned by another ; contingent < plans that are dependent on the weather > b …
6dependent — I n. One who derives his or her main support from another. Means relying on, or subject to, someone else for support; not able to exist or sustain oneself, or to perform anything without the will, power, or aid of someone else. Fox Vliet… …
7dependent — I n. One who derives his or her main support from another. Means relying on, or subject to, someone else for support; not able to exist or sustain oneself, or to perform anything without the will, power, or aid of someone else. Fox Vliet… …
8dependent — dependently, adv. /di pen deuhnt/, adj. 1. relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. 2. conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. 3. subordinate; subject: a dependent… …
9dependent — de•pend•ent [[t]dɪˈpɛn dənt[/t]] adj. 1) relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc 2) conditioned or determined by something else: Our trip is dependent on the weather[/ex] 3) subordinate; subject: a dependent territory[/ex] 4)… …
10dependent — dependant, dependent Dependant in BrE is a noun meaning ‘a person who relies on another for financial support’, and dependent is an adjective meaning ‘depending or conditional on something or someone else’ (with several special meanings). In AmE… …
