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dependently

dependently

1 3.9
In a way that relies on another person or thing
  • adverb
  • /dɪˈpɛndəntli/
: dependientemente
  • But my parents also decided not to live dependently on the government.

Examples

  • She prefers to work dependently rather than taking on all responsibilities by herself.

  • Looking at type systems, we see the emergence of dependently typed programming languages, such as Epigram.

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  • And dependent arising, it's only in the Hinayana sense that dependent arising means arising dependently on causes and conditions, the atoms and all those sorts of things.

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  • Treatment with corticosterone substantially and time-dependently increased serum insulin levels, regardless of whether the mice had received an empty or OCN-containing vector (Figure 11 G).

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  • Developing the project dependently on external funding can be risky for the organization.

  • In group projects, students often collaborate dependently on each other's strengths.

Synonyms

reliantly
vsdependently
1 5.4

Shows trust in someone or something

is more about being controlled by others than choosing to trust them

Antonyms

109 2.9

Without help from other people

How Dependent

dependently
1 3.9
independently
109 2.9

Surface Forms

dependently positive

Morphology

dependently = dependent (transparent) = depend + ent + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'dependent', yielding a straightforward manner meaning.

Etymology

Dependently comes from depend, which comes from old parts de- 'from' and pendere 'to hang', the same idea you see in a pendulum or the word suspend. So, to depend is to 'hang on' someone, and dependently means 'in a way that relies on' someone or something.