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dependent

adjective noun

Addicted to a drug

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
EP
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈpɛndənt

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adjective

  1. Addicted to a drug

adjective

  1. Contingent on something else

adjective

  1. Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

    “Dependent children”

adjective

  1. (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”

adjective

  1. Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

    “Subject peoples”

adjective

  1. Held from above and hanging down

    “A pendant bunch of grapes”

noun C1

  1. A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

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Example Sentences

Dependent children
Dependent on moisture
A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
Subject peoples
A dependent prince
A pendant bunch of grapes

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