dependentadjective
uk/dɪˈpen.dənt/us/dɪˈpen.dənt/dependent adjective (NEEDING HELP)
B2 needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating:
He has three dependent children.
It's very easy to become dependent on sleeping pills.
More examples
- Most children remain dependent on their parents while at university.
- The number of single-parent families dependent on the state has risen enormously in recent years.
- He is dependent on his father for support.
- He's still financially dependent on his parents.
- The charity is totally dependent on the Church's bounty.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Being based on or depending on something
- base sth on sth
- basis
- boil down to sth
- build around sth
- build on sth
- come down to sth
- ground
- in the wake of sth idiom
- live off sb/sth
- more
- on the back of sth idiom
- on the strength of sth idiom
- rest
- ride
- spring
- the stuff of sth idiom
- turn on sth
- underlie
- underpin
- understanding
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dependent adjective (DECIDED BY)
dependent on/upon sth
More examples
- The amount of tax you pay is dependent on how much you earn.
- I don't know whether we're going yet - it's dependent on whether Carlo comes back in time.
- The amount of time you get off is dependent on how many hours you work.
- The sum that you can borrow is dependent on your salary.
- Whether we take a holiday or not is dependent on how much time Roger can take off from work.
C1 influenced or decided by something:
Whether I get into college or not is dependent on how good my grades are.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Being based on or depending on something
- base sth on sth
- basis
- boil down to sth
- build around sth
- build on sth
- come down to sth
- ground
- in the wake of sth idiom
- live off sb/sth
- more
- on the back of sth idiom
- on the strength of sth idiom
- rest
- ride
- spring
- the stuff of sth idiom
- turn on sth
- underlie
- underpin
- understanding
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dependentnoun [ C ]
uk/dɪˈpen.dənt/us/dɪˈpen.dənt/US spelling of dependant
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Family: relations in general
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- be sb's own flesh and blood idiom
- birth mother
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- fraternal twin
- long-lost
- loved one
- maiden aunt
- maternal
- matriarch
- sisterhood
- son
- uncle
- working mother/father/parent
- your nearest and dearest idiom
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