depend on oneself
1depend — v 1. dangle, pendulate, hang, hang down, droop, draggle, overhand, swing, flap. 2. turn, hinge, be dependent on, be subject to, be contingent upon. 3. depend on trust in, rely on, count on, lean on; swear by, bank on, pin one s faith on, have… …
2shift for oneself — COPE, manage, survive, make it, fend for oneself, take care of oneself, make do, get by/along, scrape by/along, muddle through; stand on one s own two feet; informal make out. → shift * * * shift for oneself To depend on one s own resources • • • …
3Refuge (Buddhism) — In lay and monastic ordination ceremonies, Buddhists take the Three Refuges in the Three Jewels and are said to take refuge. The practice of taking refuge on behalf of young or even unborn children is mentioned [ Middle Length Discourses of the… …
4ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
5Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …
6Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …
7Dependent personality disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60.7 ICD 9 301.6 …
8metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …
9philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
10electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …
