Definition of dependent
- a. - Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
- a. - 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;
contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as,
dependent on God; dependent upon friends.
- n. - One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who
relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a
numerous train of dependents.
- n. - That which depends; corollary; consequence.