Meaning of 'dependent'

adjective

addicted to a drug

Synonyms: dependant drug-addicted hooked strung-out

adjective

contingent on something else

Synonyms: dependant qualified

adjective

relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

Example: "dependent children"

adjective

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

Example: "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

Synonyms: subordinate

adjective

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

Synonyms: subject

adjective

held from above

Synonyms: pendent pendant

noun

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

Synonyms: dependant