Dependent

a.	1.	Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
	2.	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; subordinate; - often with on or upon; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. Opposite of independent. England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank. - Macaulay.
	3.	conditional; contingent or conditioned. Opposite of unconditional.
	4.	addicted to drugs. Dependent covenant (Law) one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. Dependent variable (Math.) a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable.
n.	1.	One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for financial support or favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents. A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as witnesses. - Hallam.
	2.	That which depends; corollary; consequence. With all its circumstances and dependents. - Prynne.

Noun	1.	dependent - a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) Synonyms: dependant
Adj.	1.	dependent - not independent; "dependent children" Antonyms: independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"
	2.	dependent - contingent on something else Synonyms: dependant, qualified
	3.	dependent - 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" Synonyms: subordinate Antonyms: main, independent - of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" main, independent - of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
	4.	dependent - being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" Synonyms: subject
	5.	dependent - addicted to a drug Synonyms: drug-addicted, strung-out, dependant, hooked

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