Dependent (military family member)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Addicted to a drug
(2) Contingent on something else
(3) Not independent
"Dependent children"
(4) (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
"A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
(5) Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
"Subject peoples"
"A dependent prince"
(6) Supported from above
"A pendant bunch of grapes"
noun
(7) A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
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Etymology
Originally , from , present participle of (in English assimilated to ).
Adjective
- Relying upon; depending upon
- At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
- (of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle
- Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
Noun
- 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.)
- An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements modifiers and determiners.
- (Greek grammar) the aorist subjunctive form of a verb; or non-past, perfective form of a verb
Related terms
- depend
- dependent clause
- dependent variable
- independent
- co-dependent