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(dependent on/upon) Contingent on or determined by
“Such a realization of search is very dependent on the query word or phrase, as entered by the user.”
(dependent on) Unable to do without
“He has become dependent on supplements due to his deficient diet.”
(dependent on) Requiring someone or something for financial or other support
“As a poor college student, I am still dependent on my parents financially.”
Weak and unable to support oneself
“Somebody's got to take care of my dependent old man. So I quit school, and that's what I did.”
Suspended in an elevated position
“These conditions may have triggered the severe drought in the 1920s, the time when mesic dependent willows may have begun to decline in numbers.”
Subject to another's jurisdiction
“So long as Southern Rhodesia remains a dependent territory, she will, in consequence, remain a member of the Commonwealth.”
Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later
Combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another
Of little consequence or significance
Corresponding in size or amount to something else
Reliant or dependent on one another
Adequately sufficient or fitting in degree, size, or value
Relating to the situation or location in which the information was found
Relevant or important with regard to (a subject or matter)
Leaching, freeloaded, or reliant on others for resources or support
Standing in relation or connection with something else
Obsequiously fawning in nature or character
Following as a result or effect
Resulting or acting from a pathological compulsion or desire
Controlled or regulated by someone or something
One who relies on another for support
“With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.”
One who habitually relies on or exploits others while giving nothing in return
A direct subordinate bound by vows to a superior
A boy or man in relation to either or both of his parents
One ranked below, and typically employed to assist, a senior person
A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent
A person who receives government money in the form of a retirement pension
A child under the care of an appointed guardian
A member of a state other than its ruler, especially one owing allegiance to a monarch or other supreme ruler
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