Dictionary Check: dependent
"dependent" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
adjective
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
Example:
"dependent children"
adjective
contingent on something else
adjective
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
Example:
"a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
adjective
held from above and hanging down
Example:
"a pendant bunch of grapes"
adjective
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Example:
"subject peoples"
adjective
addicted to a drug
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