'dependent' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'dependent' with 11 example sentences.
- dependent adjective
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: relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
: contingent on something else
: held from above and hanging down
: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
: addicted to a drug
- dependent noun
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: a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
She isn't dependent on her parents.
She's dependent on her husband.
The economy of the island is dependent on the fishing industry.
He was no longer dependent on his parents.
The boy is totally dependent on his parents.
Our trip is dependent on the weather.
The industry is heavily dependent on government funding.
We are dependent on each other.
I have grown dependent on my daily dose of caffeine.
The taste of wine is largely dependent upon the weather.
I'm dependent on my reading glasses.