dependent

dependent is part of the Basic English 850.

Other spellings

• dependant (US spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈpɛndənt/
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Adjective

Positive dependent

Comparative more dependent

Superlative most dependent

This short section needs someone to add to it.

Noun

Singular dependent

Plural dependents

1. A person who relies on another person for support.

   With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all ... (In British English, this meaning is spelt dependant.)

2. An element in a phrase that is not the head.
3. (Greek grammar) the aorist subjunctive form of a verb; or non-past, perfective form of a verb.