1. Adjective
Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
2. Adjective
Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends.
3. Noun
One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.
4. Noun
That which depends; corollary; consequence.
5. Adjective
contingent on something else
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6. Adjective
(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"
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7. Adjective
held from above and hanging down; "a pendant bunch of grapes"
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