dependant — dependant, dependent Dependant in BrE is a noun meaning ‘a person who relies on another for financial support’, and dependent is an adjective meaning ‘depending or conditional on something or someone else’ (with several special meanings). In AmE… … Modern English usage
dependent — dependant, dependent Dependant in BrE is a noun meaning ‘a person who relies on another for financial support’, and dependent is an adjective meaning ‘depending or conditional on something or someone else’ (with several special meanings). In AmE… … Modern English usage
Dependent personality disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60.7 ICD 9 301.6 … Wikipedia
dependent — DEPENDÉNT, Ă, dependenţi, te, adj. Care depinde (de cineva sau de ceva); care nu este autonom. – Din fr. dépendant. Trimis de LauraGellner, 10.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 Dependent ≠ autonom, independent, liber, neatârnat, nedependent, slobod,… … Dicționar Român
dependant — de‧pen‧dant [dɪˈpendənt] , dependent noun [countable] someone, for example a child, who depends on you for money, food, clothes etc: • the effect of the budget on a middle aged mother who has dependants, a job, a mortgage, and a car • those who… … Financial and business terms
Dependant — De*pend ant, Dependance De*pend ance, n., Dependancy De*pend an*cy, n. See {Dependent}, {Dependence}, {Dependency}. [1913 Webster] Note: The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dependant — (adj.) also dependent, late 14c.; of persons, from 1580s, from Fr. dépendant (adj. and noun), properly prp. of dépendre to hang down, also to depend, from L. dependentem (see DEPEND (Cf. depend)). As a noun, from early 15c., originally action… … Etymology dictionary
dependant — (also dependent) ► NOUN ▪ a person who relies on another, especially a family member, for financial support. USAGE Until recently, the correct spelling of the noun was dependant, but the variant dependent is now acceptable. However, the adjective … English terms dictionary
dependent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (dependent on) contingent on or determined by. 2) relying on someone or something for financial or other support. 3) (dependent on) unable to do without. 4) Grammar subordinate to another clause, phrase, or word. ► NOUN variant… … English terms dictionary
dependent — 15c., variant spelling of DEPENDANT (Cf. dependant), now mostly restricted to adjectival use; see ANCE (Cf. ance). Dependent variable in mathematics is recorded from 1852 … Etymology dictionary
Dependent — De*pend ent, a. [L. dependens, entis, p. pr. dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.] 1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
