dependent

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[edit] Etymology

Originally dependant, from French dépendant, present participle of dépendre (to hang down) (in English assimilated to Latin dēpendēntem).

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[edit] Adjective

dependent (comparative more dependent, superlative most dependent)

Positive
dependent

Comparative
more dependent

Superlative
most dependent

  1. Relying upon; depending upon
    At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
  2. (of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle
  3. (of Scottish Gaelic verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

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Singular
dependent

Plural
dependents

dependent (plural dependents)

  1. (US) One who relies on another for support
    With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all ... (In British English, this meaning is spelt dependant.)
  2. (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements modifiers and determiners.
  3. (Greek grammar) the aorist subjunctive form of a verb; or non-past, perfective form of a verb

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