Definition of semi-independent in English:
semi-independent
adjectivesɛmɪɪndɪˈpɛnd(ə)ntˌsɛmiˌɪndəˈpɛndənt
Partially free from outside control.
detachments are semi-independent units that are armed differently from their regiment
a semi-independent region of western China
Example sentencesExamples
- The Rose Tree unit, which is semi-independent, is equipped with a kitchenette enabling residents to make their own snacks and refreshments.
- The President was in the Cheshire Home to officially open their chalets for semi-independent living contained within the grounds of the home.
- An 11 bed residential facility will provide for semi-independent living for adults with learning disabilities.
- It found many young adults living with their parents had the freedom to buy what they wanted while still managing to live a semi-independent lifestyle.
- The school, which works with 37 young people between the ages of eight and 19, launched the appeal before Christmas to turn The Abbey Leaze building into semi-independent training accommodation.
Definition of semi-independent in US English:
semi-independent
adjectiveˌsɛmiˌɪndəˈpɛndəntˌsemēˌindəˈpendənt
Partially free from outside control; not wholly depending on another's authority.
detachments are semi-independent units that are armed differently from their regiment
Example sentencesExamples
- An 11 bed residential facility will provide for semi-independent living for adults with learning disabilities.
- It found many young adults living with their parents had the freedom to buy what they wanted while still managing to live a semi-independent lifestyle.
- The Rose Tree unit, which is semi-independent, is equipped with a kitchenette enabling residents to make their own snacks and refreshments.
- The school, which works with 37 young people between the ages of eight and 19, launched the appeal before Christmas to turn The Abbey Leaze building into semi-independent training accommodation.
- The President was in the Cheshire Home to officially open their chalets for semi-independent living contained within the grounds of the home.