a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
not independent; "dependent children"
addicted to a drug
contingent on something else
(grammar) 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"
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
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"
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
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others