dependent
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3.7
- adjective
- /dɪˈpɛndənt/
- Specialized
:
subordinado
- An independent clause can stand alone, while a dependent clause needs another clause to complete its meaning.
- a dependent clause
Examples
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In English grammar, a dependent clause cannot function as a complete sentence by itself.
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She explained that a dependent clause relies on an independent clause for context.
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The use of perceptions as a dependent variable in research is important.
Academic text (2005) -
Throughout the 1980s, the leftist and center unions were particularly dependent on foreign funding.
Academic text (1999) -
Normally, this survival has been dependent on the regime's ability to distribute economic resources at the domestic level.
Academic text (1998) -
The citizens of Japan are keenly aware that their nation's economy is highly dependent on events in faraway regions.
Academic text (1990) -
(a) Narrativity is not a fixed and universal type of meaning but a culture-dependent, constantly evolving phenomenon.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
1
5.7
A clause that cannot stand alone and needs a main clause
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
5.3
A value measured in an experiment that changes when you change something else
A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen
- Specialized
A group of words that cannot stand alone and acts like a noun, adjective, or adverb
A long-term disease in which the body cannot make insulin and needs injections to control blood sugar
- Archaic
A long-term illness where the body cannot use sugar properly and is often managed by diet and exercise
A long illness in adults that causes high blood sugar and usually does not need insulin injections
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dependent comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and pendere 'to hang', which gives the image of one thing hanging on another. So a dependent clause 'hangs on' an independent clause and cannot stand alone as a full sentence.