dependent
- Adjective. Relying upon; depending upon.
- Adjective. (of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle.
- Adjective. (qualifier, of Scottish Gaelic verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
- Adjective. (in medicine:) affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
- Noun. (US) One who relies on another for support.
- Noun. (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements modifiers and determiners.
- Noun. (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
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