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Meanings of dependent in English

Portuguese
dependente
Spanish
dependiente

(Of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence.

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      dependente

      Held from above.

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            Addicted to a drug.

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                  Contingent on something else.

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                        Usage of dependent in English
                        1
                        The reality is that Jamaica's economy is dependent on the tourism industry.
                        Jamaica Observer
                        2
                        Renaturation activity was ATP dependent; however strand exchange activity was ATP independent.
                        Pubmed
                        3
                        Higher coal prices this year have helped the resource-dependent economy gain momentum.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Spain is more dependent on housing than any EU economy, bar Ireland.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        Even companies more dependent on wealthier consumers, such as American Express, suffered.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        The deal is dependent on a number of unspecified conditions being met.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        However, the mechanisms of the estrogen-dependent and -independent pathways essentially remain unknown.
                        Pubmed
                        8
                        Success for any team in France is dependent on attention to detail.
                        The Guardian
                        9
                        Many residents of the area are dependent on government jobs in Washington.
                        Reuters
                        10
                        However, minute amounts of soluble aggregated species abolish SNARE-dependent bilayer merger completely.
                        Pubmed
                        11
                        Coal-dependent Poland opposes the measure but few other countries have taken sides.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        But the export-dependent country's currency will likely weaken over the coming year.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        Indeed, credit growth, on which China is highly dependent, has been falling.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        Outcome: another disaster whose cost is now entirely dependent on Capello's goodwill.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        Osborne says he wants to create a society less dependent on debt.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        All of our public health is dependent upon the least vigilant citizen.
                        The new yorker
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                        Translations for dependent
                        Portuguese
                        dependente
                        Dependent through the time
                        Dependent across language varieties
                        United States of America
                        Common
                        South Africa
                        Common
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                        Common
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