dependent

dependent
I UK [dɪˈpendənt] / US adjective ***
Get it right: dependent:
The usual preposition to use with dependent is on, not of:
Wrong: Women in those times were totally dependent of their husbands.
Right: Women in those times were totally dependent on their husbands.
Wrong: The organization of a society is largely dependent of its economic system.
Right: The organization of a society is largely dependent on its economic system. You can also use the preposition upon, but this is much less frequent than on, and it sounds very formal. Don't confuse dependent (an adjective) and dependant (a noun).
Wrong: society's stereotypes of women as weak, passive and dependant individuals
Right: society's stereotypes of women as weak, passive and dependent individuals A dependant is someone, such as a child or older person, who depends on their relatives for care, food etc: special allowances for women who have to give up work to look after elderly dependants
1) if you are dependent on someone or something, you need them in order to live or succeed

a married couple with dependent children

dependent on/upon:

They hate being dependent on their parents.

2) if one thing is dependent on another, it is affected by the other thing and changes if the other thing changes
dependent on:

Your pay is dependent on your work experience.


II UK [dɪˈpendənt] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "dependent":
singular dependent plural dependents
the American spelling of dependant

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  • Dependent ML — is an experimental functional programming language proposed by Hongwei Xi and Frank Pfenning. Dependent ML extends ML by a restricted notion of dependent types: types may be dependent on static indices of type Nat. Dependent ML employs a… …   Wikipedia

  • Dependent — De*pend ent, a. [L. dependens, entis, p. pr. dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.] 1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dependent — DEPENDÉNT, Ă, dependenţi, te, adj. Care depinde (de cineva sau de ceva); care nu este autonom. – Din fr. dépendant. Trimis de LauraGellner, 10.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  Dependent ≠ autonom, independent, liber, neatârnat, nedependent, slobod,… …   Dicționar Român

  • dependent — adj 1 Dependent, contingent, conditional, relative mean having its existence or nature determined by something else. Something is dependent which cannot exist or come into existence by itself quite without aid or support {we are all dependent on… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Dependent ML — (зависимый метаязык) экспериментальный функциональный язык программирования, разработанный Фрэнком Пфеннингом и Хонвеем Хи. Dependent ML расширяет язык программирования ML путем ограничения представления зависимых типов: типы могут зависеть от… …   Википедия

  • dependent on — contingent on or determined by. → dependent dependent on unable to do without: → dependent …   English new terms dictionary

  • dependent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (dependent on) contingent on or determined by. 2) relying on someone or something for financial or other support. 3) (dependent on) unable to do without. 4) Grammar subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word. ► NOUN variant… …   English terms dictionary

  • dependent — 15c., variant spelling of DEPENDANT (Cf. dependant), now mostly restricted to adjectival use; see ANCE (Cf. ance). Dependent variable in mathematics is recorded from 1852 …   Etymology dictionary

  • dependent — [adj1] weak, helpless abased, clinging, counting on, debased, defenseless, humbled, immature, indigent, inferior, lesser, minor, poor, reliant, relying on, secondary, subordinate, tied to apron strings*, under, under thumb*, unsustaining,… …   New thesaurus

  • Dependent — De*pend ent, n. 1. One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for financial support or favor; a hanger on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents. [1913 Webster] A host of dependents on the court, suborned… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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