📖 Definitions of "Dependent"
- 1
One who relies on another for support
"With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all."
- 2
(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
- 3
(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.
- 1
Relying upon; depending upon.
"At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition."
- 2
Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
- 3
(of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
- 4
Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
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