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noun

• One who relies on another for support

  Example: With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.

• (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.

• (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.

adjective

• Relying upon; depending upon.

  Example: At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.

• Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

• (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

• Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.

• Hanging down.

  Example: a dependent bough or leaf