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dependently

dependently

1 3.9
In a way that relies on another person or thing
  • adverb
  • /dɪˈpɛndəntli/
translation icon : 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
5.4

Shows trust in someone or something

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

Antonyms

121 2.9

Without help from other people

How Dependent

dependently
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independently
121 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.